IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43149 of 2007 SANTOSH SINGH & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 6 23.07.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Udwantnagar (Gajrajganj) P.S.Case No. 54 of 2007, for the offences alleged to have been committed under sections 304B of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations against these petitioners, who are the family members of the husband of the deceased, are to the effect that all were torturing the deceased, however the specific allegation is against the husband of the deceased, and as such, these petitioners have been implicated in this case for ulterior purposes. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing on behalf of the State on perusal of the case diary as well as the post mortem report, is not in position to refute the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners. Considering the submissions as noticed above and on perusal of the first information report as well as the averments made in the petition as also the materials brought on record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, the petitioners namely, Santosh Singh, Mukesh Singh, Vijay Singh, Birajo Devi & Sabita Devi be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Udwantnagar (Gajrajganj) P.S.Case No. 54 of 2007 subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)