IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46487 of 2009 MUNNI DEVI @ BABY DEVI,wife of Shiv Kumar Sah, resident of Mohalla-Devi Sarai,P.S.- Deep Nagar, at present House of Vijay Sah, Rajgir Dah Chhanipar,P.S.-Rajgir,District- Nalanda. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 02-04-2010 Heard Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar No.2, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. Petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Silao(Rajgir) P.S.Case No.245 of 2007 dated 22-06-2007, originally registered under Sections 498A/307/323/326/34 of the Indian Penal Code, but subsequently offence under Section 304B of the Penal Code was also added. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that she is the mother-in-law of the deceased and she is an old lady, aged about 70 years and primal role has been assigned against the husband and not against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and has pointed out that this petitioner has played very important role for committing the crime in question. In the aforesaid background and in view of the fact that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and having played an important role for committing the crime in question, her prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. She must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail. If such 2 a prayer is made, then the same may be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. The petitioner shall be at liberty to raise the plea of her old age before the court below. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)