IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22358 of 2008 SURENDRA RAI & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 17.07.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 3, namely Surendra Rai, Chulahayee Rai and Laxmi Devi are brother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased respectively while petitioner No. 4, Reena Devi is wife of petitioner No. 1. The offence alleged is u/S 304B/34 of the IPC. Counsel for the petitioners submits that considering the fact that marriage of the deceased, Chanchal Devi with Satyendra Rai (elder brother of petitioner No. 1) was a compassionate one on account of death of her first husband within one year of marriage. It cannot be presumed that there was any demand for dowry and torture. It has also been submitted that post- mortem report as well as the statement of witnesses recorded during investigation, indicates that Chanchal Devi died because of ailment and not for any other reasons. Considering these facts, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of all the four petitioners named -above is allowed. In the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the court below, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 106/07 to the satisfaction of CJM, Vaishali at Hajipur subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)