IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24610 of 2010 SANTOSH KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 02-08-2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution, registered for offences under sections 306, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner and four other persons are named in the F.I.R. as accused. It is submitted that as per prosecution case, deceased Rita Devi has herself committed suicide by jumping in river Budhi Gandak and her dead body was subsequently recovered. It is also submitted that there is no legal material to show that the petitioner abetted the crime of suicide by the deceased and in fact information about the occurrence was given to the informant by the sister of the petitioner. The petitioner is said to be in judicial custody since 3.01.2010. Be that as it may, in view of the period of incarceration the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Cheriya Bariarpur P.S.Case No. 182 of 2009. Sujit ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)