IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17140 of 2008 BIRJU KUMAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 12-5-2008 This is an application for the grant of regular bail in a case under sections 498A, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, against four persons. Subodh Kumar Singh filed a complaint in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, giving rise to the present case alleging therein that his sister Munni Devi was married to Rajeev Kumar Singh and for the non-fulfilment of demand of dowry of rupees one lakh she was done to death by pressing her neck and thereafter setting her on fire. Learned lawyer for the petitioners submits that the date of occurrence is 16th May, 2007 and on that very date informant filed a petition (Annexure-2), at the police station stating therein that his sister caught fire during the course of lighting a lamp and died and this gave rise to an U.D. Case. He further submits that Ramakant Singh, father of the deceased, thereafter filed a petition (Annexure-4) before the BDO, Barauni for issuance of death certificate in which he made reference to the petition of the informant (annexure-2). As such he submits that as per the very petition of the informant filed earlier this is a case of accidental death and not on account of non fulfillment of dowry. He further submits that the present complaint has been filed after three months of the occurrence on account of non fulfillment of demand of rupees five lakh made by the complainant to the petitioners. He, therefore, prays for grant of bail. - 2 - Considering the submissions made, petitioners Birju Kumar Singh and Yogi Singh are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of rupees tens thousand (Rs.10,000/-) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in Barauni P S Case No. 314 of 2007. rkp (Anwar Ahmad, J)