IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12541 of 2010 1. SHIV SAH 2. Subhankar Sah Both sons of Harihar Sah 3. Pabitri Devi,w/o Shiv Sah 4. Kanchan Kumari,D/o-Shiv Sah All R/o village-Nanauti,P.S.- Basnahi,District-Saharsa. 5. Munna Sah @ Arun Dev Sah,s/o-Kapildev Sah 6. Sunaina Devi,w/o-Munna Sah @ Arun Dev Sah (D/O-Shiv Sah) All R/O village-Gauchhari,P.S.-Mahesh Khoont,District-Khagaria. .. Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR.. .. Opp.Party ----------- For the Petitioners :Mr.Lalan Kumar-III,Advocate For the State :Mr.Akhileshwar Dayal,Addl. P.P. For the Informant :M/s Rajesh Kumar Sinha & Satyendra Pandey,Advocates ---------- 02/ 12-05-2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties including learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant/informant. In a criminal prosecution for the offences under Sections 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, co-accused-Dilip Kumar is alleged to have married with the complainant by concealing the fact about his previous marriage with one Rani Devi. Petitioner no.1 happens to be father-in-law of the complainant. Petitioners no.2 to 6 are also in-laws of the complainant. In the FIR allegation of demand of dowry and torture is general in nature against all the accused persons, but primal role is assigned against co-accused Dilip Kumar, the husband of the complainant, and petitioner no.1-Shiv Sah, father- 2 in-law of the complainant, who is said to be in police service. Learned counsel for the complainant/informant has submitted that petitioner no.1 being in police service is trying to influence the impartial investigation in the present case. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of petitioner no.1-Shiv Sah, father-in-law of the complainant/informant, is rejected. He must surrender in the court below in connection with Mansi P.S.Case No.140/2008 (G.R.No.1902/2008) within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed, the same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. However, so far petitioners no.2 to 6 are concerned, they being the in-laws of the complainant/informant, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today in Mansi P.S.Case No.140 of 2008(G.R.No.1902/2008), the above named petitioners no.2 to 6 shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)