IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25375 of 2010 ASHOK SINGH @ ASHOK KUMAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04 9.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Amnour P.S. Case no.65/2009 registered under sections 302/34 and 498A of the IPC. Allegedly petitioner is said to be an uxoricide. Admittedly, marriage of the petitioner took place in the year 2000 and his wife died in the year 2009 on account of burn injuries. There is allegation in the FIR which has been lodged by the brother of the deceased that deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the petitioner and his family members on account of non-fulfillment of illegal demand and subsequently, she was put on fire by the petitioner and other family members and she died in the way while she was being taken to hospital. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, as a matter of fact, petitioner was working at Calcutta, at the relevant time, and deceased wanted to reside with the petitioner at Calcutta but the family members were not ready to the desire of deceased and being fed up with the aforesaid circumstances, deceased committed suicide for which no responsibility can be fixed upon petitioner. He also pointed out that the police in course of investigation found the case true under section 306 IPC. In my opinion, it is not a fit case for grant of 2 anticipatory bail. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail petition stands rejected. However, petitioner is directed to surrender and seek regular bail before the learned court below within thirty days from today. If he does so, the learned court below shall consider regular bail application of the petitioner on its own merit without being prejudiced by this rejection order. Shahid ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)