IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.27420 of 2011 Jitendra Pandey son of Suresh Pandey Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 3/ 22.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 498-A, 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Prosecution case is that the petitioner and his family members killed his wife for ends of dowry. During investigation, it transpired that the deceased was studying for her examination having locked in her room and when she dozed off accidentally lamp had fallen on her and she sustained fire arm injuries. On her scream, several persons gathered and they entered through ventilator and attempted to save her life and the in-laws took her to the hospital. There are records to show that the deceased was admitted in the Sadar Hospital, Aurangabad. She had allegedly also given statement before the villagers that she had been accidentally burnt. Considering the aforesaid materials, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Deo P.S. Case No.28 of 2010, 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 related with the 2 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, and (iii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)