IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31631 of 2011 Ranjana Devi Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 16.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Killing for demand of dowry is the allegation. Taking into consideration merit of the case. Petitioner’s earlier prayer has been refused, but now submission on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner is that having similar allegation father in-law and one of the brother in- laws of the deceased faced trial and acquitted by Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C.-IV, Muzaffarpur vide Sessions Trial No.520 of 2008, petitioner is mother in-law. Acquittal of co-accused could be taken for liberal view, but petitioner approached this Court in the year 2009, refused bail on 13.10.2009 and did not surrender rather waited for result of the case. Accordingly, petitioner’s prayer for anticipatory bail stands rejected. However, petitioner is at liberty to surrender in the Court below and pray for regular bail which shall be decided on its own merit without being prejudiced by this rejection order. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax at the cost of petitioner. Vikash (Mandhata Singh, J.) 2