IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7041 of 2009 1. Bachiya Devi wife of Ramadhar Rai 2. Champa Devi D/o Ramadhar Rai resident of village Ganghara P.S. Sahpur Dist. Patna 3. Sanju Devi wife of Pavitar Rai resident of village Daudpur Dilip Chak P.S. Sahpur Dist. Patna versus Petitioners STATE OF BIHAR Opp. Party ----------- 2 02.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State. All the accused persons are named in the F.I.R. on the allegation that they tortured and killed the deceased for fulfillment of demand of dowry. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, petitioner no.1 is mother-in-law and petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are sister in law of the deceased and there is general and vague allegation against them and husband of the deceased is in jail basing which arrest of the petitioners can not be justified. In the circumstances, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no.1 (Bachiya Devi) is rejected. In case of arrest or surrender within one month from today in Shahpur P.S. case no. 16 of 2007, petitioners nos. 2 and 3 (Champa Devi and Sanju Devi) shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. shahid (Mandhata Singh , J)