IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2436 of 2010 1.DHANDEIYA DEVI @ KIRAN DEVI wife of Ramnath Rai. 2.Ramnath Rai son of Late Rajendra Rai Both resident of village Bali Chapra, P.S. Derni, District Saran. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26/2/2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State. Considering defence of the petitioners that their daughter-in-law was said to have been killed in or around 31st December, 2002 and the complaint was filed on 25.3.2003, whereafter police case was lodged on 16.5.2003 and that in the entire body there is no allegation except suspicion against the petitioners, father-in-law and mother-in-law, this Court would direct the petitioners, namely, 1.Dhandeiya Devi @ Kiran Devi and 2.Ramnath Rai to surrender within a period of four weeks from today, whereafter 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 Sri U.K.Yadav, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Saran at Chapra in Derni P.S. Case No.13 of 2003, subject to the conditions as laid down in section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. It is, however, made clear that it is primarily on account of old age of the petitioners that this Court has ignored the delay of almost seven years in seeking anticipatory bail of the petitioners who are said to be aged persons and therefore the same 2 privilege may not be available to the husband. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)