IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 22899 of 2009 1 Ramashish Singh, son of late Ganga Singh 2 Sudarshan Singh, son of Ramashish Singh, residents of village – Belhar, Police Station – Sasaram (M) Dorigaon, District – Rohtas -Petitioner Versus State of Bihar -Opposite Party ----------- 2 08.09.2009 Petitioner No 1 is the father-in-law, petitioner No 2 is the husband of the disappeared lady Anita Devi. They apprehend arrest in Complaint Case No 363 of 2008 instituted under Section 304B of Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it is yet to be established whether the said Anita Devi being complainant’s sister is dead or not. He submits that on 16.03.2008, the said Anita Devi disappeared. The couple were married about 6 years back and had 2 children of tender age. Petitioners had informed the Gram Kutchery. The complaint is filed on or about 10.04.2008 that is after almost a month with a lame excuse that police refused to register a case at the relevant time. In my view, all this is irrelevant for the present. Undoubtedly it was the daughter-in-law/wife of the petitioners respectively and it is for them to establish as to why, where and when she has gone. Except for the fact that she has left on her own with her belongings, nothing more is being said. What steps petitioners have taken for searching and finding the lady is also not stated except report to the Gram Katchery. Be that as it may, petitioner No 1, being father-in-law, is directed to appear before the Court below within 4 weeks from today and on his appearance, he would be released on bail on his furnishing 2 bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in Complaint Case No 363 of 2008 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. So far as petitioner No 2 is concerned, who is the husband, I am not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to him. He may, however, surrender before the Court below within 4 weeks from today and pray for regular bail which shall be dealt with in accordance with law without being prejudiced by order of this Court. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)