IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.4403 of 2008 RUKMINIYA DEVI & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ********* 3 08.05.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioner Bhukhlal Rajbanshi is an accused in a case under Sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code which now stands reduced to Sections 306/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased who is said to have died under suspicious circumstances after 10-12 years of her marriage. Counsel for the petitioner submits that from the First Information Report, it would be clear that due information of the death of the daughter-in-law was given to the family members of the informant as has been clearly mentioned in the First Information Report. He further submits that the case of the father-in-law-petitioner and the mother-in-law stands of identical footing as the allegations remains the same. This Court considering the fact that the mother- in-law has already been granted bail by this Court on 12.03.2008 in this very case and also taking into consideration that the petitioner is in custody since 24.10.2007, would direct release of the petitioner Bhukhlal 2 Rajbanshi on bail in Haspura Police Station Case No. 42 of 2007 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad. It may be however noted that in the case diary the case of the petitioner is not on identical as that of the husband of the deceased and the husband may not get benefit of this order. Anand (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)