IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29767 of 2009 1. MANJU DEVI, wife of Gangadhar Pathak 2. Gangadhar Pathak, son of Ramjee Pathak, Both resident of village Malti, P.S.-Fulwaria, Distt.-Begusarai------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 16.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. Now submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that some of the family members including husband faced trial and have been acquitted. So petitioners are entitled for anticipatory bail. But earlier they had withdrawn their petition and a direction was made to surrender and pray for regular bail which they did not comply rather again approached the sessions court for anticipatory bail and after rejection have come to this Court. If the material is making a case of bail, petitioners should not apprehend rejection of anticipatory bail as a rule. Accordingly, Petitioners’ prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. Petitioners are directed to surrender in the court below within a month and pray for regular bail which shall be decided on its own merit without being prejudiced by this rejection order keeping in view acquittal of the husband by the trial court. sudip ( Mandhata Singh, J )