IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41425 of 2009 RAJU RANJAN SINHA . Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 3 11.3.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under sections 304B of the Penal Code and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged by the informant that his daughter was married with the petitioner in March, 2007 but subsequently she was subjected to torture and cruelty for demand of dowry by the accused persons and ultimately she was burnt to death. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would appear from the F.I.R. that the petitioner had gone to his sasural to bring his wife. He further submits that just after the death of the deceased, the informant was duly informed about the death of his daughter. He submits that had the petitioner any intention to kill the informant’s daughter, he would not have brought her from his sasural or had given information to her parents immediately after her death. The independent witnesses in paragraphs 64, 65, 66 and 72 of the case diary had stated that in fact Sangeeta Kumari wanted to marry another person and failure to do so led her to commit suicide. The aforesaid statement has also been reiterated by the maternal uncle and other distant relatives of the deceased. Counsel for the State does not deny the aforesaid 2 KHAN submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner. He submits that the informant in the F.I.R. has made allegation of torture and demand of dowry against the accused persons. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, I find that the grounds raised by the petitioner are good ground for regular bail. I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for bail is rejected. However, if he surrenders and pray for regular bail, the same would be considered on its own merits and would dispose of the same preferably on the same day without being prejudice by the fact he moved this court for anticipatory bail. (S.P.Singh,J)