IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2060 of 2009 1. KESHRI DEVI @ NIRMALA DEVI, W/o. Ram Ratan Mahto, 2. Bibha Devi @ Sumitra Devi, W/o. Sushil Mahto, 3. Ram Ratan Mahto, 4. Sushil Mahto @ Sushil Kumar Mahto, All resident of Village Keribari, P.S. Phulwaria, District- Begusarai. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03 11.05.2009 The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Phulwaria P.S. Case No. 110 of 2008, under Sections 306 & 498A of the I.P.C. The petitioner No.1 Keshri Devi is the mother-in-law of the deceased, petitioner No.2 Bhibha Devi is Gotni, Petitioner No.3 Ram Ratan Mahto is father- in-law and Petitioner No.4 Sushil Mahto is Bhaisur of the deceased. Heard. The allegation as leveled by the informant Bipin Mahto, the brother of the deceased is that the deceased was married to Sanjay Mahto in the year 1996 and that after marriage her father-in-law and mother-in- law used to torture and harass her, as a result of which she had left her matrimonial home and was living apart at Bakhtarsthal and that on the date of occurrence i.e., 12.08.2008 she had come to her matrimonial house for 2 purchasing K-oil on Coupon and on that day, she, being aggrieved with the torture and harassment, closed herself in a room and set herself on fire with K-oil and that the people of the neighbourhood assembled and took her out after breaking open the door of the room. The deceased is said to have died in the room. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the deceased was a lady of short temperament and she was not living in her matrimonial home but she was living apart from her sasural house. It is also submitted that she is said to have come to her sasural house on the very date of occurrence and committed suicide by closing herself in the room and setting her on fire. Referring to the bail rejection order of the learned Sessions Judge learned counsel refers to para-25 of the case-diary, wherein witness has said that the petitioners used to call her PAGAL. Learned counsel says that it is not detailed as to in what manner the deceased was tortured and harassed. The further submission of the learned counsel is that the allegation is that she was called as PAGAL and that on being enraged upon this the deceased herself closed her in 3 the room and committed suicide. Learned counsel says that the petitioners did not commit any offence and they have been made victim of circumstances. Mr. S.R. Haque, learned Addl.P.P. does not point out any other material against the petitioners. In the facts and circumstances, petitioners named above are admitted anticipatory bail. They are directed to surrender in the Court-below within two weeks from today and on their surrender they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Fulwaria P.S. Case No.110 of 2008, subject to condition laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Mkr. (C.M. Prasad, J.)