IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1119 of 2009 Ramesh Ram son of Late Mahendra Ram, resident of Village- Nikaspur, P.S. Ujiarpur, District- Samstipur……….Petitioner. -Versus- The State of Bihar…………………………….Opposite Party. ----------- For the petitioner: M/S. S.N.P. Sinha, Sr.Advocate and Jitendra Narayan Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhaya, A.P.P. ------------ 4. 13.04.2009. Petitioner Ramesh Ram, one of the First Information Report named accused of Ujiarpur P.S. Case No. 199 of 2008 registered under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code is the husband of deceased Usha Kumari and is alleged to have jointly with other family members killed his wife for non-fulfilment of dowry demand of Rs. 10,000/- in cash and a gold chain within seven years of the marriage. The deceased before her death is said to have been picked- up from the road side by Dr. Sanaullah who took her to his clinic and after receiving first aid she disclosed to the Doctor that she had consumed poison. She happened to be in possession of a Rakhi and a box of sweets and stated that she was on way to her parental home. The Doctor on the basis of a telephone number written on a slip of paper, informed the informant who arrived and took her to the Sadar Hospital where she died. It has come in evidence collected in course of investigation that on the alleged day of occurrence there had been a quarrel between the petitioner and the deceased as the petitioner being a band player was booked to perform on that day had expressed his inability to take - 2 - the wife to her parental home. It is also available in the evidence that the deceased had been subjected to cruelty prior to her death. Notwithstanding the fact that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased the evidence gathered in course of investigation gives rise to two different situations which may have been the cause of death. In the circumstances, let the petitioner Ramesh Ram be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dalsingsarai district- Samastipur in connection with Ujiarpur P.S. Case No. 199 of 2008. It is made clear that the petitioner shall attend the court on all dates fixed and will not leave the jurisdiction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dalsingsarai, Samastipur, without obtaining prior permission of the court. U.K. (Abhijit Sinha,J)