IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33619 of 2009 RAVINDRA KUMAR SHARMA, SON OF SRI PRAYAG LAL SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-BOSE PARK, P.S. ADAMPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR….PETITONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR…………………OPPOSITE PARTY. ------------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ----- 3. 27.11.2009. 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 302, 120(B), 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, however, subsequently charge sheet has been submitted in this case under Sections 304(B) and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that though the petitioner has been named in the First Information Report, however, the father-in-law and mother- in-law of the deceased, have also been named therein with regard to the demand of dowry, torture and committing the murder of the deceased. It is stated that father-in-law, - 2 - Prayag Lal Sharma and mother-in-law, Sunita Devi, of the deceased have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Annexure-‘2’ to the supplementary affidavit, filed on behalf of the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the State that there is direct allegation upon the petitioner of sprinkling kerosene oil upon the deceased and setting her at fire causing her death which is fully supported by Nitin Kumar. In the facts and the circumstances of the case and for the reason that there has been direct allegation upon this petitioner of sprinkling kerosene oil and setting the deceased at fire causing her death, which has been noticed in Annexure-‘2’ also, which has been brought by the petitioner by filing supplementary affidavit, wherein a bench this Court while granting bail to the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased has specifically mentioned that there has been specific allegation against this petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner. As a result, this bail application is dismissed. P.S. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan,J)