IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13828 of 2011 1. SATRUGHAN SINGH 2. DHARMRAJ SINGH. 3. JARKALO DEVI @ RAJKALO DEVI 4. PREM SHEELA DEVI 5. NANHE SINGH @ NANJE KUMAR SINGH 6. SHRI RAM SINGH. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 13.05.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner no.1 being the husband and petitioner nos. 2 to 6 being the brothers and brothers' wives of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304B, 201 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of killing the victim as there was demand of Hero Honda Motorcycle. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in the opening line of the F.I.R., the informant has admitted that on 24.08.2010, he came to know about the disappearance of his sister but he has submitted the written report on 06.09.2010 when, the F.I.R. was registered on 19.09.2010. It is further submitted by the learned counsel 2 for the petitioners that since the victim ran away from the house, hence the complaint case was lodged on behalf of the father of the husband on 14.09.2010 prior to the lodging of the F.I.R. Since, the husband has the duty to protect the wife, he had not taken adequate efforts to locate his wife, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to petitioner no.1. So far as petitioner nos. 2 to 6 are concerned, since, there is suspicious nature of accusation and the marriage took place 6 to 8 years prior to the occurrence, let the above named petitioner nos. 2 to 6, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Jamo Bazar P.S. Case No. 70/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) 3