IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.437 of 2010 1. MOST. KUNTI DEVI @ Kunti Devi Wife of Late Sakhi Chandra Rai 2. Binod Kumar @ Binod Kumar Rai Son of Late Sakhi Chandra Rai 3. Bikash Kumar @ Bikash Kumar Rai Son of Late Sakhi Chandra Rai 4. Bharti Devi wife of Tarkeshwar Rai Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 08.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 323, 504, 498 A, 307 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner no.1 is mother-in-law, petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are brothers of the husband of the complainant. It has been alleged that petitioner nos.1 had caught hold of hand and leg of the informant, whereupon petitioner no.2 sprinkled Kerosene Oil upon her and on the order of one Manoj Kumar, Tarkeshwar Prasad tried to burn her with the aid of match box. Learned counsel submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case. In fact, the informant wants to reside separately. Having regard to the nature of the allegations, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner no.2, Binod Kumar @ Binod Kumar Rai. His prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. However, he will surrender and seek regular bail within six weeks from today before the court below, which would be disposed of without being prejudiced by this order. However, in the circumstances, petitioner nos. 1, 3 and 4, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today before the - 2 - court below in connection with Naya Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 188 of 2008, would be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)