IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32283 of 2008 RITA KUMARI & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 09.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegations are that the accused persons including these petitioners due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry killed the daughter of the informant. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that on perusal of the allegation levelled in the first information report it would appear that the allegations are primarily against the husband of the deceased namely, Shahi Paswan, who is in custody. It is further submitted that the petitioner no.1 is a minor as would be appearing from the certificate of the District Superintendent of Education (Annexure-3) and the allegation against the petitioner nos. 2 &3 are general in nature. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing on behalf of the State submits that the alleged crime has been committed on account of non-fulfillment of demand of motorcycle - 2 - and T.V. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, namely, Rita Kumari & Prabha Devi alias Prabhawati Devi be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Gopalpur P.S.Case No. 39 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as the petitioner no3 namely, Rajendra Paswan is concerned, considering the nature of allegations levelled against him, I am not inclined to grant him the privilege of anticipatory bail. His prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is, accordingly, rejected. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)