IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3032 of 2009 Sohagia Devi, Wife of Lalo Yadav, Resident of Village Simari Bhuian Asthan, P.S. Simari, District Darbhanga. ------- Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ---------- Opposite Party ----------- 2 1.5.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The very fact that the deceased, the daughter-in-law had died in the house of the petitioner, mother-in-law and yet no information was given to the family members of the deceased, daughter-in-law and in view of the fact that there is a direct allegation of torture against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner facing prosecution for an offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, namely, Sohagia Devi is hereby rejected. In the event, the petitioner surrenders in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, the court below shall make all possible endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner on same day on merit without being prejudiced by this order. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)