IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7842 of 2009 HATMA KHATOON W/O-Sher Mohammed, R/O-Vill-Bikaur, P.S.-Assaon, Distt.-Siwan. …………………………………………..Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …………………………………………..Opposite Party. ----------- 3/ 04.08.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for the offences under Sections 342/326/498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code on 08.04.2005. The informant Haseena Khatoon was married ten months earlier with son of the petitioner. She has given her fardbeyan at 10.00 a.m. on 01.04.2005 that at preceding 2.00 a.m. her mother-in-law, the petitioner and sister-in-law, Laila Khatoon came and tied her through cot. There is specific allegation that the petitioner has poured Kerosene Oil over her and burnt her. The death was on account of burning. 2 Submission is that there is no explanation as to how the informant got rescued after being tied. The husband and sister-in-law of the deceased are already on bail. In fact, the petitioner has treated the victim and despite best treatment she could not survive. The victim herself tried to burn and so she died. According to the FIR, the petitioner and her daughter have tied her through cot and poured Kerosene Oil upon her daughter- in-law. There is allegation that the victim was being subjected to torture in connection with demand of additional dowry. Considering the direct role of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the above named petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)