IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11935 of 2010 1. SMT.PRAMILA DEVI WIFE OF SUBASH CHANDRA VERMA 2. SUBASH CHANDRA VERMA SON OF LATE PARMA PRASAD 3. ARJUN VERMA SON OF SUBASH CHANDRA VERMA, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE TAMKUHI ROAD BAZAR, P.S. SEWARAHI, DISTRICT KUSHINAGAR (U.P.) --- PETITIONERS. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR---- OPP.PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. M.N.Parbat, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Rita Verma, A.P.P. ------ 2/ 29.04.2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution instituted for the offence under sections 498A, 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code as also under section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, petitioners no.1 and 2 are parents-in-law of the complainant and petitioner no.3 happens to be her husband. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that allegation of demand of dowry and torture is general and omnibus in nature against all the accused persons but the primal role for committing the crime in question is against the husband, i.e., petitioner no.3, who was supposed to take care of well being of his wife. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that, in fact, prior to this case, a case was lodged by petitioner no.3 also against one Sunil Verma in which there is some allegation against the complainant. - 2 - Be that as it may, taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, let petitioners no.1 and 2, who are mother-in-law and father-in-law, respectively, of the complainant, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri R.K.Sukla, S.D.J.M., Gopalganj in Complaint Case No. C 235 of 2009 ( Tr. No. 2398 of 2010), subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. However, so far as petitioner no.3, Arjun Verma, is concerned, who happens to be the husband of the complainant and primal role for committing the crime in question has been attributed against him; his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. He must surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and, if so advised, seek regular bail, which shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J ) BTiwary/