IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9224 of 2009 1. BINOD SHARMA SON OF LATE GORAKH SHARMA 2. ASHA DEVI WIFE OF BINOD SHARMA BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAISHREE, P.S.-KARAKAT, DISTT.- ROHTAS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ….. OPP. PARTY ----------- 03 24.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are elder brother and Sister-in- law (Gotani) of the deceased respectively. She has been alleged for demand of dowry causing of cruelty along with other family members and ultimately, killing by pouring Kerosene Oil. It is countered by learned counsel for the petitioners that husband was residing at Goa in connection with his livelihood, deceased was insisting to accompany him, but due to his inability that was not complied and deceased set herself on fire, resulting her death. Statements of the witnesses are also sufficient to show that the petitioners have control over the deceased otherwise she is Sister-in-law and can have no any demand. In the instant case, father-in-law and mother-in-law have 2 died, husband was at Goa and death is due to burn injury in matrimonial house. Allegation is there regarding cruelty soon before the death within seven years of the marriage. So, I find it not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioners is dismissed. P.K. (Mandhata Singh, J.)