IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1714 of 2009 1. RAM EKWAL MAHTO, S/O Jageshwar Mahto 2. Anita Devi D/O Ram Ekwal Mahto 3. Vijay Mahto S/O Ram Ekwal Mahto 4. Ram Vivek Mahto S/O Ram Ekwal Mahto 5. Rajesh Mahto S/O Ram Ekwal Mahto 6. Mina Devi W/O Ram Vivek Mahto 7. Shashi Devi W/O Ram Ekwal Mahto All residents of village- Ghobata, Tole Harnakar, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi. ------ Petitioners Versus STATE OF BIHAR ------ Opposite Party ----------- 2 19.3.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The deceased is the husband of petitioner no. 2 and the son-in-law of petitioner no. 1 and 3. The other petitioners are family members of petitioner no. 2. The allegation is that petitioner no. 2 has been abducted by his wife’s family and thereafter done to death. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that apart from the statement Bicycle and slipper were found at the door of petitioner no. 1, 2 and 3. There is no other material to corroborate that the petitioner was seen or abducted by the petitioners. These facts can only be examined after going through the case diary and as such it is proper that petitioners 1 to 5 should surrender in Court and seek regular bail. 2 As far as petitioner nos. 6 and 7 are concerned their case will be on a different footing as petitioner no. 6 is the daughter-in-law of the house and petitioner no. 7 is the daughter of Ram Ekwal Mahto. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that these two ladies could not have participated in such an occurrence. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners with respect to petitioner nos. 6 and 7 namely Mina Devi and Shashi Devi, they are (petitioner nos. 6 and 7) directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 90 of 2006 on furnishing bail bonds of rupees ten thousand each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The anticipatory bail application of petitioner nos. 1 to 5 is dismissed. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)