IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 5100 of 2011 Reshami Devi, wife of Sri Rajendra Prasad, resident of village – Thuthipur, P S – Parsa Bazar, District – Patna - Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 2 11.03.2011 The petitioner is in custody in relation to Parsa Bazar Police Station Case No 146 of 2010 for an offence under Section 304B and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is the mother-in-law. It is alleged in the first information report by the father of the deceased that the deceased Soni Kumari was married in February, 2010 to Rajesh Kumar, petitioner’s son and within months, on 26.10.2010, he learnt that his daughter had died. When he made enquiries, neighbouring people informed that she had consumed poison. He made further enquiry and learnt that the girl was cremated at the Electric Crematorium, Bans Ghat, Patna on 26.10.2010. This first information report is lodged on 28.10.2010 at Parsa Bazar which is the residence of his in-laws where the death took place on 26.10.2010. On behalf of petitioner, it is alleged that the informant was duly informed and participated in the cremation. When he came back to the daughter’s sasural, differences arose and, as such, this first information report was lodged. The girl apparently had committed suicide because she was about 20 years old and had been married to Rajesh Kumar, petitioner’s son who is about 13 years old and still in school. This fact stands corroborated from the fact that when the family members, including Rajesh Kumar, were arrested, police itself had sent Rajesh Kumar to Juvenile Home. This is the trauma that was caused to the girl because of which she committed suicide soon after marriage. 2 Be that as it may, the petitioner abovenamed is directed to be released on bail on her furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Parsa Bazar Police Station Case No 146 of 2010. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)