IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22159 of 2009 1. DUKHANI DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BINDA PANDIT 2. YOGENDRA PANDIT, SON OF LATE BINDA PANDIT, BOTH RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE PANDITPUR, P.S. SARAIYA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 10.07.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make corrections of sections of the I.P.C. mentioned in paragraph 1 of this application. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The case is under sections 304 B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner no.1 is the mother of husband of the deceased aged about 80 years and petitioner no.2 is brother of the husband of the deceased. It is stated that in separate trial, husband of the deceased and another co-accused have been acquitted, a copy of the judgment of the court below is annexed as Annexure-2. It is also stated that since no charge sheet had been submitted against the petitioners, they were not put on trial and subsequently, on account of - 2 - submission of the charge sheet they have become accused. Considering the above facts and circumstances, the application is allowed. Petitioners, namely, Dukhani Devi and Yogendra Pandit, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Bochahan P.S. Case No.331/05. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)