IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18841 of 2009 1. INDU DEVI 2. PARMILA DEVI 3. MUNGESHWARI DEVI ------------ PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 2.9.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. In the case, petitioners are Gotni, married Nanad and mother in law of the deceased. The allegation is that after giving birth of a female child, in-laws’ family members started to demand rupees one lac and Hero Honda motorcycle and due to its non-fulfilment, set her on fire. The defence of accused persons is that the fire caught while the deceased opened gas for preparation of tea, she was taken to hospital, thereafter to Appolo Burn Hospital and then to Safdarganj hospital, New Delhi and informant’s family members remained present at all the three places. Statement of deceased was recorded by local police of all the three hospitals but nowhere she states about setting her on fire by the in-laws’ family members rather the statement recorded at Appolo Burn Hospital bears informant’s signature and while the dead body was given to father of the deceased, he wrote an application giving detail about the incident of accidental burn. Letter and C.D. are said to have been recorded but that is doubted on the ground that once the victim was alleging accusation against the in- laws’ family members that should be informed to the police since she was alive. - 2 - Thus I find it not a fit case in which anticipatory bail of the petitioners can be refused. Their prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, the above named three petitioners shall be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender within one month from the date of communication of this order, 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, Aurangabad in Rafiganj P.S.Case no. 177/08, subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Mandhata Singh,J.) AI