IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1868 of 2008 SOMAN THAKUR @ SUMAN THAKUR & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 15/09/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel representing the State. Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioners. As prayed for learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the petition. Petitioner no. 1 is the son of petitioner no. 2. They are accused of a case which has been registered under sections 304B and 120 B of the Indian Penal Code. According to the informant, his niece Jyoti Devi was married with the petitioner Suman Thakur three years prior to the giving of fard beyan. Subsequently she was killed by her in laws on account of her inability to bring the desired articles. Submission is that in course of investigation father of the deceased Bimal Kanth Mishra filed a petition before the Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga in which he gave another twist to the occurrence and stated that his daughter Jyoti Devi was suffering from strain disease and she used to become violent. According to the father of the deceased, the death was natural and none of the accused persons were responsible for the same. Further submission is that now the trial has begun and the informant has been examined as PW 3 in - 2 - which he has stated that no body was responsible for the death of his niece. Other witnesses Ram Sahanker Jha, Munna Jha and others have not supported any part of the occurrence. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners Soman Thakur @ Suman Thakur and Kunwar Thakur @ Kumar Thakur are directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. I, Darbhanga in S. Tr. No. 136 of 2008. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)