IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33199 of 2011 ====================================================== Jaldhar Pandit .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== 3 12-10-2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the maternal father of the husband is languishing in custody in a case initially registered under Sections 324 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code has been added. The case was instituted on the fard-beyan of the victim girl who specifically alleged that the petitioner and her maternal uncle put her on fire. Though, the occurrence is of 07.08.2010 whereas the victim died on 25.09.2010. The fard-beyan stipulates the demand of Rs. 5,000/- by the petitioner and poring of the kerosene oil but it appears that the statement of the victim was recorded on 07.08.2010 whereas the F.I.R. was registered on 23.09.2010. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the mother of the victim has not alleged about the dowry demand and torture. Moreover, the petitioner is 80 years of age. The voter Id. Card has been brought on record, as contained in Annexure-3, which reflects that on 01.01.1994, the petitioner’s age was recorded as 59 years. Considering the delayed lodging of the F.I.R. as well as the age of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No. 188/2010. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)