IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32330 of 2008 PANKAJ KUMAR JHA, S/o Ram Karan Jha, Ranju Devi wife of Pankaj Kumar Jha, both residents of Village Mohanpur, P.S. Patori, District – Samastipur and Sanjeev Jha @ Sanju Jha, S/o Shankar Jha, resident of Village – Andour, P.S. Mohiuddinagar, District - Samastipur Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 12.11.2008. Heard. On 20th April, 2007, the deceased died. On 21st April, 2007, death of the deceased was reported to the police station by the father-in-law of the deceased as unnatural death. The dead body was taken possession of by the police whereupon post mortem report was done when it transpired that the deceased consumed pesticide. The post mortem report does not suggest the cause of death. The viscera, however, has been preserved. The dead body did not bore any external injury. In paragraph 6 of the case diary it has come that the proximate cause of death may be consumption of pesticide, which cannot be forced upon to an unwilling person. Considering the said state of affair, the application for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner within six weeks from today, let the petitioners, namely, Pankaj Kumar Jha, Ranju Devi and Sanjeev Jha @ Sanju Jha be released on bail on their furnishing bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patory P.S. Case No. 68 of 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. dk ( Barin Ghosh, J. )