IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5996 of 2008 GURIA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 14.5.08 Heard both sides. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Raushanganj P.S. Case no.36/2006 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the FIR was lodged by the informant, wherein four persons have been specifically named. It has been further submitted that the name of the petitioner does not figure in the FIR. Two months after lodging the FIR, it is submitted, a protest petition was filed, in which the petitioner has been named as wife of Mithilesh Chaudhary. Learned counsel has further submitted that the police upon conclusion of investigation has found the case true against other co-accused and not against the petitioner. It has been further submitted that the petitioner is “sarhaj” of the deceased, who died at Sasural. Referring to several paragraphs of the case diary, it has been submitted that the deceased was addict to liquor. Considering the fact that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the charge-sheet has not been filed against her, this court is inclined to grant her the privilege of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, petitioner Guria Devi, in the event of her arrest or surrender in the court below within three weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount 2 each to the satisfaction of the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati, District Gaya in Raushanganj P.S. Case no.36/2006, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Neyaz/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)