IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47353 of 2008 RAJU RANJAN PANDIT @ RAJU SON OF GANESH PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAJAPUR MATHIA, P.S. KOTWA, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 10-02-2009 Heard. The petitioner is husband and is alleged to have murdered his wife who was married to him for about nine months. The allegation is that the petitioner and his family members were asking for a colour T.V. and motorcycle as also a D.V.D. and on non-getting the articles they tortured the lady so much so that the lady was complaining of to her father who had assured the accused persons for fulfilling the demand on occasion of “Donga”. The contention is that the lady got appointed as a teacher at the instance of the petitioner and his family members and that she was admittedly residing in the house of the petitioner. It is not stated as to when “Donga” was performed. It is further contended that the lady got pregnant and got pregnancy complications and started bleeding heavily which necessitated the petitioner for hiring of the vehicle for carrying the lady to a doctor and while she was carrying to the doctor she died. Learned counsel for the informant has referred to paragraphs 6,7 etc. of the case diary and the counsel for the defence has referred to paragraphs 29,30,31 in support of his contention. Family members of the lady like her parents and other family members have supported the allegation. An independent person had supported that the lady had got pregnancy complications and her family members had a - 2 - hectic search of vehicle and that on hiring the vehicle they rushed to the doctor at Motihari. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released from custody on furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No. II, East Champaran, Motihari in Kotwa P.S. Case No. 36 of 2007, corresponding to Sessions Tr. No. 72 of 2008. BTiwary/ ( Dharnidhar Jha, J )