IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37584 of 2008 NITYANAND JHA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP. 03 18.12.2008 Heard. Petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 304-B/34 of the Penal Code. Petitioner before this court is father-in-law. It has been submitted that informant is not an eye- witness. It has further been submitted that the materials in the case diary would indicate that the door was closed from inside and the same was broken in presence of some local persons and thereafter the dead body was recovered. It is further submitted that one of the co-accuseds, namely, Rinki Devi has since been released on anticipatory bail by this court. It further appears that petitioner is in custody since 26.07.2008. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State, on perusal of the case diary accepts this position that there is some evidence on record to indicate that the room from which the dead body was recovered was bolted from inside. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is father- in-law and that there is some material to indicate that the deceased committed suicide, this court is inclined to admit the petitioner to bail. 2 Let the petitioner, namely, Nityanand Jha 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Phulwarisharif P.S. Case No. 96/2008. Sym (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)