IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36782 of 2009 GULAB CHOUDHARY, SON OF LALAN CHOUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-GHEGHIA, P.S. MOHANIYA, DISTRICT-KAIMUR………………………PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR………………OPPOSITE PARTY. -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravishankar Sahay, Advocate. For the State : Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ---------- 4. 10.12.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 120-B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as per the allegation, the daughter of the informant (the wife of the petitioner) has become traceless, however, she has neither been recovered nor has her dead body been recovered as yet. First Information Report has been lodged by the informant on the basis of the information gathered by the brother of the informant from one Bechu Yadav, however, in his statement before the police, he has only - 2 - stated that the victim lady is traceless. He has not stated anything against the petitioner accusing him of having killed the victim lady. It has also been submitted that in this case chargesheet has been submitted only under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and cognizance has also been taken under the said Section only. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 11.2.2009. It is also stated that the co- accused, Lalan Choudhary and Tetara Devi, who are father- in-law and mother-in-law of the victim lady, have already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 7.10.2009 passed in Criminal Misc. No.25165 of 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner produces the certified copy of the aforesaid order. Let it be kept on record. Learned A.P.P. for the State submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the victim lady, charge sheet in this case has been submitted under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and cognizance has also been taken under the said Section. I have also perused the report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur, Bhabhua. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of - 3 - the case, the petitioner, Gulab Choudhary, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Bhabua, in connection with Mohaniya P.S. Case No.164/2005. P.S. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)