IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5159 of 2009 1. SHARMILA DEVI @ SHAMILA DEVI 2. JIRWA DEVI 3. PARMILA DEVI 4. SHUSHILA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 21/05/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in a police case under Sections- 302/34 of I.P.C. It is submitted that the petitioner No.1 is the wife of the brother of the husband of the deceased, petitioner No.2 is the mother-in-law, petitioner no.3 is not a family member and petitioner No.4 is the married sister of the husband. The allegations are that the deceased was married 16 years ago. It is submitted that in this period of 16 years, there have been no allegations of any ill treatment to her. The inquest report does not reveal any external injury on the body of the victim. The submission, therefore, is of a natural death. Learned counsel for the State points out that the allegations in the F.I.R. are that she was throttled. The post mortem report suggests strangulation. Considering the facts and circumstances and that the petitioners be all ladies, let the petitioners 2 above named surrender before the court below within four weeks when they shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail upon furnishing the bail-bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each along with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in Laxmipur P.S. Case No.147/08, subject to the conditions laid down under Section- 438(2) Cr.P.C. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)