IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.2035 of 2010 MOHAMAD FAKRUDDIN, S/O LATE MD. RAHIM Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. FIRDOSI/ W/O MD, SAHID RAZA **** /3/ 05.03.2010 Heard both the sides. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 498A and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. The petitioner happens to be father-in-law of the informant, who has alleged that she was married in the family about five years ago, but, did not have good relation in the house and, therefore, live separately in the house. On the date of occurrence on account of minor altercation the mother-in-law has sprinkled kerosene on her and the petitioner said to have lit the same with the match stick. The case diary was called for to verify whether any independent witness of the locality has supported the case of the informant, but, from the perusal of the case diary it appears that no witness has supported the case and not a single independent witness have corroborated the case of the informant. From the place of occurrence, on inspection, 2 no incriminating articles were recovered by way of kerosene tin. Under the circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, who is in custody since 09.11.2009 be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Kotwali (Barari) P.S. Case No. 508 of 2009 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur, on the condition that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. S.A. (Anjana Prakash, J.)