IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2734 of 2010 1. MANJU DEVI, wife of Jai Narayan Rai 2. Satya Narayan Rai,s/o Ram Lal Rai Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 06-04-2010 Heard Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastry, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Taraiya P.S.Case No.108 of 2008 dated 06-12-2008, registered under Sections 498A/304B/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no.1 is the elder Gotani (elder sister-in-law) and petitioner no.2 happens to be uncle (Phupha) of petitioner no.1. He further submits that the allegation of demand of dowry and torture is mainly against the husband and no specific role has been assigned against the petitioners. It has also been submitted that the husband of the petitioner no.1 has been granted regular bail by this Court. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioners and has submitted that petitioner no.1 being elder sister-in-law has very important role for committing the crime in question. Be that as it may, in the facts of the case and in view of the nature of allegation and in view of relationship of petitioner no.1 with the deceased, her (petitioner no.1) prayer for anticipatory bail is 2 rejected. She must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a prayer is made, then that may be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order and also by taking into consideration the other materials which are available on record. However, so far petitioner no.2 is concerned; he is not related to the family of the deceased. Only allegation against him is that he had played some role for solemnizing the marriage of the deceased with co-accused Guddu Rai. In that view of the matter, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today in the above noted case, petitioner no.2 (Satya Narayan Rai) shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)