IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2437 of 2010 1.JASWANTI DEVI wife of late Bishwanath Chaudhary 2.Rita Devi 3.Gita Devi Both daughter of Bishwanath Chaudhary 4.Susila Devi wife of late Raj Kumar Chaudhary. All resident of village Surhiya p.S. Barharia, District Siwan. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26/2/2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State. Considering nature of allegation alleged against the petitioners, namely, mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law and the fact that they have not been assigned any role either in the demand of dowry or causing mental and physical torture to the deceased lady and further that the matter seems to have been settled out side the Court, this Court by making distinction with the case of husband against whom the entire allegation has been made in the complaint-cum-First Information Report, would hold them entitled for grant of anticipatory bail also because all of them are ladies. That being so, if the petitioners, namely, 1.Jaswanti Devi, 2Rita Devi, 3.Gita Devi and 4. Susila Devi would surrender within a period of four weeks from today they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in Barharia P.S. Case No.66 of 2 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down in section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)