IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6866 of 2010 1. JAGATI DEVI 2. PUNAM DEVI 3. ANJU KUMARI @ SANJU KUMARI ----------------- PETITIONERS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 12.3.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner no.1 is mother-in-law, petitioner no.2 is younger sister-in-law (Gotni) and petitioner no.3 is sister of Gotni. It can easily be imagined that petitioner no.2, younger Gotni could never be in a position to make any demand due to her remaining in status of the deceased and petitioner no.3 is her sister also may have no concern with demand if made by in-laws but there is no occasion to doubt the allegation leveled against petitioner no.1 who is mother-in-law about demand made by all the family members, causing of cruelty soon before the death within seven years of marriage in matrimonial house. In the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no.1 is rejected. So far petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are concerned, their prayer for anticipatory bail is 2 allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within one month from the date of communication of this order, the petitioner nos.2 and 3 namely Punam Devi and Anju Kumari @ Sanjay Kumari shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Wazirganj (Tankuppa) P.S. Case No. 38/09, subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. AI ( Mandhata Singh, J.)