IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2549 of 2011 SHOBHANTI DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 01.03.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the petition. The petitioner being the mother-in- law is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A and 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. One year prior to the occurrence, the marriage was performed and Rs. 10,000/- was demanded. The postmortem report reflects the cause of death due to asphyxia having ligature/pressure mark over the neck. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim committed suicide and the petitioner’s side is living separately from the husband. The documents of partition have been brought on record as contained in Annexure 2 to the petition. 2 Considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady and there is a general allegation against the entire family, let the petitioner, namely, Shobhanti Devi @ Sobanti Devi be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No. 279 of 2010. The learned Court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner, if she fails to appear on three consecutive occasions during trial. Bhardwaj ( Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)