1. - These are eight applications for grant of bail on behalf of four women Smt. Lalita, Sint. Nanchi, Smt. Jamna and Smt. Nanudi against whom two cases under Section 302 IPC are pending in the Court of Sessions Judge at Jhunjhunu.

2. Brief resume' of the criminal cases registered against the petitioners is that on the basis of Parcha Byan of one Radhey Shyam injured an FIR No. 248/99 came to be instituted under Sections 147, 148, 149, 232, 447, 307 and 302 IPC. at Police Station Bagad, Distt. Jhunjhunu is connection with the murder of Kamal Kumar and Om Prakash. In order to arrest the accused in the said case Deputy Superintendent of Police Bagad along with Station House Officer Sheopal Singh proceeded to village Rekha Ki Dhani. Some of the accused persons were arrested by the Dy. S.F. and She-opal Singh SHO along with Police constables left back. There the petitioners and other accused surrounded Sheopal Singh, inflicted injuries on his person, his service revolver was snatched and he was done to death. An FIR No. 249/99 was registered at Police Station Bagad under Sections 302, 332, 353, 394, 147, 148 and 149 IPC. All the four petitioners have been named as accused in bo