IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10284 of 2009 SHYAM KUMAR SINGH @ CHINTU S/o Jibesh Kumar Singh @ Jibash Singh resident of Village Doghara P.S. Riga Dist. Sitamarhi Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR Opposite Party ----------- 03 14.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case on mere suspicion. As a matter of fact, the deceased died due to accidental fire while cooking food in the evening and thereafter the petitioner informed the brother of the deceased after an hour and took her for treatment on 15.12.2007. The deceased died in course of treatment on 2.1.2008 and thereafter the case has been lodged on 9.1.2008. It is further submitted that while fire had caught the deceased, all family members including father of the petitioner rushed to save her on account of which his father also sustained burn injury. Although the deceased was alive for 15 days but she did not give any statement or any statement of her was taken. The petitioner is in custody since 27.1.2009. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State on perusal of the case diary submits that during investigation statement of father of the petitioner was recorded who has stated that he also sustained injury while saving his daughter-in-law. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000-/ with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction - 2 - of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in Riga P.S. Case no. 08 of 2008. shahid (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J)