IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18275 of 2011 SARITA DEVI & VIJAY KUMAR @ VIJAY PASWAN. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 14.06.2011. Heard. Petitioner no.1 is the wife of petitioner no.2 who is the elder brother of the husband of the deceased and they are said to have illtreated and tortured the lady and ultimately to have killed her by setting her at fire for not bringing sufficient dowry articles. The submission on behalf of the petitioner no.2 is that he was separated long back in 2009 and in support of this submission petitioner has annexed Annexure-2 to the present petition which shows that he was indeed separated from his joint family. As regards petitioner no.1 Sarita Devi, it has been submitted that she was not bearing a child and as such she was taken to Ranchi by her father to different doctors at Ranchi for her treatment so as to conceive. It was also contended that prior to the date of occurrence and also after that, the lady was residing at Ranchi. 2 Regard being had to the facts and submissions, let the above named two petitioners be released from custody either in the event of their arrest by the police or surrender in the court below on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga at Laheriasarai in Keoti P.S.Case No.05 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2)of the Cr.P.C. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha,J.)