IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25785 of 2008 GANITA DEVI & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. Prem Chandra Yadav, Adv. For the State : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, A.P.P. --------- 2. 26/9/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are facing prosecution under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for withdrawal of this application against petitioner No. 3, namely, Ramrati Devi, mother-in-law of the deceased. Prayer is allowed. This application is dismissed as withdrawn against petitioner No. 3, Ramrati Devi. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner No. 3 surrenders before the court below and pray for regular bail, the court below will consider her prayer for bail on its own merit and in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. So far as the petitioner No. 1, Ganita Devi and petitioner No. 2 Sarita Devi @ Jathi Devi are concerned, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they are unmarried sister-in-laws (Nanad) of the deceased and there are no specific allegations against them in the First Information Report. Learned counsel for the State submits that the - 2 - petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are named in the F.I.R. and there is allegation of assault and killing of the deceased against all the accused persons. Having regards to the submissions made and the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from the date of receipt of this order, two petitioners namely, Ganita Devi (petitioner No. 1) and Sarita Devi @ Jathi Devi (petitioner No. 2) are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna, in connection with Belchhi P.S. Case No. 10 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr. P.C. S.Ali (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)