IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.26505 of 2011 Mister son of Majum Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 3/ 13.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The present First Information Report was instituted on 14.03.2011 stating therein that the informant’s parents-in-law and her husband had assaulted her about a month back and also burnt her on account of which she was grievously injured. On 14.02.2011, the injured deceased was treated by a doctor, wherein, it was written that it was a case of accidental burn about 50% two weeks old and she was suffering from secondary infection. The informant died on 03.04.2011 on account of complication of burn. Considering that the First Information Report has been unduly delayed and there is material in the case diary to suggest that in fact the informant had sustained burn injury while boiling milk and the petitioner is a tea vendor, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Barsoi P.S. Case No.44 of 2011, subject to the conditions (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit 2 giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioner, (ii) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse, and (iii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)