IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29572 of 2008 PANKAJ KUMAR JHA SON OF GANESH JHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PILKHI, P.S.SAKRA,DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 4.12.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is an accused of a case which has been registered for offence 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code in which allegation is that the informant’s daughter Sushma Kumari was done to death by the petitioner and his other family members on account of her inability to procure the desired dowry article. Submission is that the matter was investigated into and in curse of supervision, the Dy. S.P. examined a number of witnesses and came to the opinion that gas cylinder was leaked and that was the cause of burn injury of the informant’s daughter. Called for report regarding stage of trial has been received, from which it appears that out of 18 chargesheet witnesses, only two witnesses have been examined. The petitioner is in jail custody since 21.6.2006. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in Sakra P.S.case No. 198 of 2004. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)