IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19351 of 2011 Dhrupdev Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 3 12-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner, being the father in-law of the deceased is languishing in jail custody since 24.12.2010 in a case registered under Sections- 302, 201, 120B, 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in course of investigation, it came to light that husband of the deceased had illicit relationship with co-accused, Kanti Devi and on account of aforesaid illicit relationship, the deceased was killed. It is further contended by him that as a matter of fact, the deceased had gone to attend the call of nature in wee hours in the morning but some unknown persons attempted to commit rape upon her and when she made protest, she was killed by the aforesaid unknown persons. It is further contended by him that moreover, mother-in-law of the deceased has already been granted privilege of bail by another bench of this court vide order dated 29.07.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23122 of 2011. Although learned counsel appearing for the informant opposed the prayer for bail but considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the - 2 - petitioner, namely, Dhrupdev Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Andar P. S. Case No. 148 of 2010 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan. AKV/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)