IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33511 of 2009 1. WAKIL PANDIT, SON OF RAM PANDIT 2. MEENA DEVI, WIFE OF GUJAR PANDIT 3. DASHARI DEVI, DAUGHTER OF RAM PANDIT ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MADAURA, P.S. BANKA, DISTRICT BANKA. ----- PETITIONERS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----- OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 2 9.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case under Sections 302, 201, 120(B) and 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioners are brother-in-law, Gotni and the petitioner no. 3 is the daughter of petitioner no. 1. The allegation is that the deceased died in the house of her in-laws and her dead body was thrown in the well. It is submitted that the husband was not present at the time of the death. In the result, I find that the petitioner no. 2 Meena Devi who is the Gotni has similarly situated to the victim lady and petitioner no. 3 Dashari Devi who is an unmarried girl and daughter of petitioner no. 1 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 366/2007 on furnishing bail - 2 - bonds of rupees ten thousand each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The prayer for bail of petitioner no. 1 is rejected. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )