IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.13437 of 2010 MANOJ SHUKLA @ GUDDU son of Mohan Shukla Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 30.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 304-B, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. Prosecution case is that the informant received information that his daughter has died on account of illness and when he came to the house of the deceased he found her dead and only parents-in-law were present there. It was stated in the First Information Report itself that it appeared that death has been caused on account of strangulation. The inquest report notes that the witnesses opined that the death has been caused on account of hanging. During investigation, three witnesses have been examined, who stated that they all heard that the deceased has committed suicide by hanging herself and when they came to the house they found her dead. The post mortem report also suggests that in fact death was on account of asphyxia by hanging since ligature mark was found at the back of the neck. In view of such, let the petitioner, above named, who is in custody since 31.10.2009, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, in connection with Mehshi P.S. Case No. 76 of 2009, subject to the conditions (i)That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is - 2 - related with the petitioner. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioner,(ii)That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)