IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53591 of 2007 SUJA MAHTO & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 08.5.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the state and the informant. All four petitioners have been named in a case instituted for offence u/Ss 304B/201, 120B, 342/34 of the IPC. Petitioner Nos. 1 & 3; namely, Suja Mahto and Sutia Devi @ Sumita Devi are husband and mother-in-law of the deceased respectively. There is specific statement of the witnesses against these two petitioners which was recorded in inquiry u/S 202 of the Cr.P.C. In the complaint petition also, there is allegation that petitioner No. 3, Sutia Devi @ Sumita Devi instigated her son, Suja Mahto to kill the deceased as instead of bringing dowry from her father’s place, she called her family members for Panchayati. On such instigation, petitioner No. 1, Suja Mahto in front of the witnesses, assaulted his wife and she died. Prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner Nos. 1 & 3 is rejected. - 2 - So far petitioner Nos. 2 & 4, namely, Ranka Devi and Minati Devi are concerned, there is no specific allegation against them who are unmarried sister-in-law and sister-in-law (wife of elder brother of the husband of the deceased). Their prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today before the court below, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 1357C/2000 to the satisfaction of CJM, Kishanganj. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)