IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14136 of 2010 1. Sunil Kumar Singh, son of Late Janeshwar Singh (Practising Advocate of this Hon’ble Court) 2. Sushila Devi, W/o Sunil Kumar Singh Both residents of Village- Sadipur, P.S. Nardiganj In the District of Nawada, presently residing at House No. 290, Ashirvad in Mohalla-Nehru Nagar, P.S. Patliputra Colony, in the town and District of Patna. ………………………………….Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Renu Devi, D/o Achhata Singh, resident of Village- Sakara, Police Station-Hisua, in the district of Nawada. ……Opposite Parties. For the petitioners :- Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh, Advocate. For the informant :- Mr. Pankah Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 20. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offence under Section 498A and some other allied offences under Indian Penal Code as also under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, Petitioner No.1 happens to be father-in-law of the informant- Renu Devi, whereas Petitioner No. 2 happens to be her mother-in-law. In the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1, there is general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry and torture against all the accused persons including the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in fact very valid marriage between the informant and co-accused Prabhat Kumar, son of the petitioners, is under serious dispute and for that reason, there are several litigations between the parties. It is also pointed out that a matrimonial suit for dissolution of marriage 2 between the informant and co-accused Prabhat Kumar is also pending before the competent court and further there is no possibility of restoration of matrimonial relationship between the informant and her husband. Learned counsel for the State as also learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners tooth and nail, but they have fairly conceded that primal role for committing the crime in question is against husband of the informant, namely, Prabhat Kumar. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstances of the case and particularly in view of relationship of the petitioners with the informant as also in view of pendency of several litigations between the parties, in the event of their arrest/surrender in the court below in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 5 of 2010, within a period of four weeks from today, the above named petitioners shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)