IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37776 of 2009 1. KEDAR RAWAT @ KAIDAR RAWAT S/O LATE DAYALI RAWAT (DISTANT RELATIVE AS CUSION- MATERNAL BROTHER ) VILL. KASHMIR, P.S. KHAIRA, DISTT. JAMUI 2. JAYA RAWAT S/O LATE SADHU RAWAT (MATERNAL UNCLE-IN-LAW OF DECEASED ) VILL. KASHMIR, P.S KHAIRA, DISTT. JAMUI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26.11.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Petitioners, who are distant relatives of the deceased, have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under diverse sections of Indian Penal Code including Section 304B IPC. It appears that the F.I.R in the present case was lodged against several accused persons including the close relatives of the deceased way back in the year 2000. The allegation against the petitioner is that they assisted the husband in getting the “Bidai” of the deceased from her “naihar”. It is contended that upon conclusion of investigation, the police did submit charge-sheet against close relatives of the deceased but the petitioners herein were not sent up for trial. The court, differing with the opinion of the police, has recently taken cognizance against the petitioners as well and hence the apprehension. It is also submitted that some of the similarly placed co-accused have since been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned court below under order 3.8.2009 2 (Annexure-2). In the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, let petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. case no. 20 of 2000 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )