IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.9298 of 2008 SHANKAR SHARMA & ORS Vrs. THE STATE OF BIHAR **** /6/ 31.07.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are elder brothers-in-law, cousin brother-in- law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, husband of the sister-in-law and one of the relatives of in-laws family of the deceased. They all are apprehending arrest in connection with Baniapur P.S. Case No. 175 of 2006 registered for offence under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the allegation the daughter of the informant died within three years of her marriage on a suspicious circumstance on account of non-fulfilment of dowry. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the witnesses have not supported the case of prosecution. The deceased died because of ailment. It has also been submitted that till date petitioners have not been charge sheeted and the investigation is still going on. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, namely, (1) Shankar Sharma, (2) Laxman Sharma, (3) Surendra Sharma, (4) Ram Balak Sharma, (5) Kabutari Kuar, (6) Shushila Devi and (7) Bhola Sharma, is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with the aforementioned case to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )