IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32266 of 2011 Chandrika Prasad @ Chandrika Ram Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 04/ 22.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bye pass P.S. Case no.13/2011 registered under sections 328 and 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Admittedly, marriage of the daughter of the petitioner was solemnized with the deceased and after marriage the daughter of the petitioner had given birth to three children out of the aforesaid wedlock but unfortunately, daughter of the petitioner died. Later on, deceased wanted to marry with the younger daughter of the petitioner and the petitioner was not ready to solemnize the marriage of his younger daughter with the deceased. It is stated that the marriage of the deceased was solemnized with another lady and on the alleged date of the occurrence, he came at the house of the petitioner but allegedly, deceased was administered poison by the petitioner and his other family members. Learned counsel for the petitioner took me through several paras of the case diary and submitted that nephew and younger Bhabhi of the deceased stated before the police that before his death deceased had disclosed only about his illness and had not stated so-called administration of poison to him by the petitioner and his other family members. Apart from this, several independent 2 witnesses have stated that the deceased had come at the house of the petitioner after consuming poison. Taking into consideration of the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is allowed. Accordingly, it is ordered that the petitioner (Chandrika Prasad @ Chandrika Ram), in the event of arrest/ surrender within one month from the date of receipt of this order in the court below, shall be released on bail in connection with Bye pass P.S. Case no. 13 of 2011 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patnacity subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)