IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30872 of 2009 VISHUNDEO MAHTO, son of Barho Mahto, resident of village Chhanaun, P.S. Kawakol (Rupou), District Nawada Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- Cr.Misc. No.25008 of 2009 USHA DEVI, wife of Bisnudeo Mahto @ Vishnudeo Mahto, resident of village Chhanaun, P.O. Koshi, P.S. Kawakol (Rupou), District Nawada Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 12.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State. Considering the nature of allegation and the two petitioners being father-in-law and mother-in-law who were only present in the house at the time of death of the daughter of the informant (daughter-in-law of the petitioners) coupled with the allegation that the daughter of the informant was being tortured as she had no issue and was being always subjected to mental cruelty by the mother-in-law of getting her son married again, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner Usha Devi for the present and therefore, the prayer for bail of the petitioner Usha Devi is hereby rejected. This Court, however, taking into 2 account the age of the petitioner Vishundeo Mahto as also the circumstance in which his complicity in capacity of father-in-law is to a lesser extent would direct for release of the petitioner Vishundeo Mahto on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in Kawakile (Rupou) P.S.Case No. 33/2009. The trial of the petitioners, however, be expedited and happen the trial of the petitioners be not completed within a period of one year from today, the petitioner Usha Devi shall have the liberty initially to move the trial court and the trial court will have to give out the reasons for not concluding the trial. Only thereafter the petitioner Usha Devi may renew his prayer for bail before this Court. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/