IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.23452 OF 2008 SANTOSH PODDAR, SON OF SRI UPENDRA PODDAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHULNI, POLICE STATION SAJOUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR ******** 4 07.11.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioner is an accused of a case which has been registered under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code in which allegation is that the informant’s daughter married two years earlier with the petitioner was done away on account of her inability to bring the additional demand of dowry of Rs. 25,000/-. Submission is that in course of investigation, a number of witnesses have been examined and all of that have stated that the petitioner used to take intoxicants and for that he was having altercations with his wife. On account of those altercations, she consumed poison and ended herself. Learned Counsel for the State submits that the investigation has pointed out that the death was on account of consuming poison by the deceased on account of the behaviour of the petitioner regarding use of intoxicants. Considering the facts and the circumstances of 2 the case, the petitioner Santosh Poddar is directed to be released on bail in connection with Shahkond (Sajour) Police Station Case No. 08 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur. Anand (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)