IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.44205 of 2008 1.NANHAKI DEVI @ SUDESHWARI DEVI W/O-Late Gangapujan Mahto 2.ASHA DEVI W/O-Nathuni Mahto Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 02.12.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners seek bail in a case which has been registered under Sections 304B, 120B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code. Initially a Complaint Case was filed, it was sent to police and accordingly the First Information Report has been registered. The complainant has alleged that his sister Lakhapato Devi married with Sunil Kumar son of petitioner no. 1 and brother of petitioner no. 2 was being subjected to torture in connection with demand of dowry. Later on she was killed on account of her inability to procure the desired dowry articles. Submission is that there is no explanation as to why the abnormal delay has occurred in reporting the case. The fact is that the deceased was cremated and the death certificate was granted which is Annexure-2. The cremation was performed in presence of all. The deceased’s brother has participated in funeral. She was being treated by Dr. S. Kumar. The husband of the - 2 - deceased has already surrendered and is in custody. Petitioner No. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is sister-in-law of the deceased. Let the above named petitioners be released from custody on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Murar P.S. Case No. 14 of 2008. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)