IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5291 of 2009 MANORAMA SINHA WIFE OF RANVIR KUMAR SINHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RANIPUR,P.O. & P.S. PHULWARISHARIF,DISTT.PATNA AT PRESENT RESIDING AT JANTA COLONY, BAIRANGI NEAR RAILWAY STATION,GAYA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 12.5.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for offences under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Informant’s daughter Sangeeta Kumari was married in the year 2007 with Raju Ranjan Sinha, son of the petitioner. Thereafter, she was being subjected to torture by her in-laws in connection with dowry related demand and later on she was killed. The informant suspected that his daughter has been killed by her husband, mother-in-law (the petitioner), younger brother and sister of the husband of the deceased. Submission is that younger brother and sister of the husband of the deceased have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. Further submission is that the physical condition of the petitioner is not good and she is undergoing treatment. The jail authorities are not in a position to provide proper treatment to her. It appears that the husband of the deceased is absconding and he has not submitted himself to the jurisdiction of the court as yet. The petitioner is the head of the family. So her case cannot be equated with other accused persons, who have been granted anticipatory bail, as those persons had no command over the husband and the head of the family, in respect 2 of demand of any additional dowry. Considering all the above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, her prayer for bail is rejected. However, she may renew her prayer for bail after the husband of the deceased surrenders in the court below. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J. )