IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23859 of 2009 BHOLA SAH & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 10.12.2009 Heard. Two petitioners are the parents of the husband of the deceased. Allegation is that for not getting the dowry demand, the petitioners and their son, Randhir Kumar, killed the deceased. Though the case diary does not lead to any concrete inference on account of very cryptic investigation, but the material indicates that the relationship between the deceased and her family members were not good. The postmortem examination report, which was expected to be submitted, has not been placed before this Court in its entirety, rather only a very small piece of it in its copy appears in paragraph-86 of the case diary which indicates that the death was caused on account of asphyxia and shock due to burn injury and pressure over neck. This could be the material which may indicate the manner in which the lady could be dying. The contention is that the two petitioners had nothing to do with the dowry demand, because the husband was there and the couple had some children also but as appears from the material available to the Court, it is not a case in which the husband could be living isolatedly from his parents. - 2 - Considering the facts and circumstances, the prayer for bail of petitioner no.1, Bhola Sah, is rejected. As regards petitioner no.2 Indu Devi, she being a lady, it is directed that she be released from custody on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate (West), Muzaffarpur in Kanti P.S. Case No. 37 of 2009. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J ) BTiwary/