IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8368 of 2010 1. PRABHU MISTRY,son of Late Ramdhani Mistry, 2. Shiv Manti Devi @ Srimanti Devi,wife of Prabhu Mistry 3. Rani Devi,daughter of Prabhu Mistry, 4. Pintu Mistry @ Pintu Sharma,son of Prabhu Mistry. All are resident of village-Akauna, P.S.-Makhdumpur,District-Jehanabad. .. .. .. Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .. Opp.Party ----------- 03/ 25-05-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. There is allegation of demand of dowry and causing of cruelty soon before the death within seven years of the marriage in matrimonial house i.e. doubted on the point that some of the witnesses stating about no demand and some of them are stating about their residing separate to different places followed by a case of suicide. I find no difference between homicidal or suicidal death as presumption is applicable either for causing homicidal death or abetting for suicide both serious. Petitioner no.1 is the father-in-law, petitioner no2 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no.4 is Bhainsur. There can be no excuse to allow them on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of petitioners no.1, 2 and 4 is rejected. No doubt, petitioner no.3-Rani Devi is married Nanad and expectation is there for her remaining to her in matrimonial house. In the circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in Makhdumpur P.S.Case No.230 of 2009, 2 petitioner no.3 shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub- section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AH/ ( Mandhata Singh, J. )