IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36075 of 2009 SUKHDEO MUKHIYA son of Late Sunar Mukhiya, resident of village-Ninhalia, P.S. Bettiah Mufassil, District-West Champaran. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 30/10/2009 Considering the fact that the petitioner is father-in-law in an offence under section 304 (B) of the Indian Penal Code and is in jail custody from 11.12.2008 and that he is aged about 80 years, this Court would grant bail to the petitioner only by taking into account his old age of being 80 years. The court below would, therefore, verify the age of the petitioner before releasing him on bail and in the event it be found that the age of the petitioner is plus and minus five years to his declared age of 80 years he would be released on bail but if age of the petitioner is found less than 75 years, he shall not be released on bail. Subject to the aforementioned conditions the petitioner, namely, Sukhdeo Mukhiya shall 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in Bettiah Muffasil P.S. Case No.220 of 2008. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)