IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6713 of 2009 SUBHASH RAI son of Laxmi Rai, resident of village- Sakhua, P.S.-Pipra, Dist.-Supaul. Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.26135 of 2009 1.DINESH RAY son of Laxmi Ray 2.Rajesh Ray son of Laxmi Ray 3. Laxmi Ray son of late Nepali Ray All are resident of village-Salkhua, P.S.-Pipra, Dist.-Supaul. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 23.7.2009. Both the above applications have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order because they have arisen out of one occurrence which has led to registration of a case for the offence under sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The informant has given a written report that he married his sister Munni Kumari with petitioner Subhash Rai son of Laxmi Rai in the year 2004. She was being tortured by her in-laws to bring motorcycle by way of additional dowry and ultimately she was killed on account of her inability to fulfill the demand. Submission is that soon after death information was given to the police which resulted in U.D.Case No. 2 of 2008 on 9.6.2008. Further submission is that present first information report has been registered on i.e. after a long interval from the occurrence. Post mortem was conducted and no ante mortem injury was found. It has also been submitted that it was an exchange marriage where deceased was married with the petitioner Subhash Rai and sister of Subhash Rai was married with the brother of the deceased. So there was no - 2 - occasion of demand of any dowry. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/concerned court, Supaul, in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No.68 of 2008. Md.S. (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.)