IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34233 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Hema Devi (w/o Dinesh Sah, Vill. Rajla, P.S. Kudani, Distt. Muzaffarpur), dauther of Sukdeo Sah, resident of Vill. Rahimpur, P.S. & Distt. Vaishali. 2. Lila Devi (w/o Baiju Sah, resident of Vill. Reva Dih, Ambara, P.S. Saraiya, Distt. Muzaffarpur) daughter of Sukdeo Sah, resident of Vill. Rahimpur, P.S. & Distt. Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anish Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar No.2, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA) 2 13-10-2011 Heard. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a criminal prosecution registered under Sections 304B/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the petitioners are married sisters- in-law (nanad) of the deceased and allegations against them are general and omnibus in nature. By referring to Annexure-2 and 2/A, it is submitted that at the alleged time of occurrence, the petitioners were already married and, as such, they could not have been benefited by the alleged demand of dowry of Rs.71,000/- in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34233 of 2011 (2) dt.13-10-2011 2 cash and a Hero Honda Motorcycle. It is further submitted that the husband as also father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased could be mainly responsible for the commission of crime in question. Taking into consideration that the petitioners are married nanad (sister-in-law) of the deceased, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 164 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. Anjani /- (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)