IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10423 of 2009 1. GANESH PRASAD, Son of Late Kedar Mahto, 2. Siya Devi, Wife of Ganesh Prasad, both Resident of Village- Balwapar, P.S.- Nardiganj, District- Nawada :--- Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR:-----Opposite Party ----------- 04. 20.05.2009. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners, State and the counsel for the informant. Petitioners are the parents-in-law of the daughter of the informant and are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offences under Sections 498A, 494 and other allied Sections of the Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that their son is independent and petitioners have no control over him and appreciating such fact they be admitted to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. I decline to accept such submission as the son of the petitioners is unemployed but was married with the daughter of the informant in the year 2003 after the marriage negotiation was finalized between the informant and the petitioners. The matrimonial relationship between the parties continued until son of the petitioners filed divorce case on 19.02.2008 as by then the informant and his daughter inspite of being harassed for dowry by the petitioners and their son were patiently waiting for the normalization of the matrimonial relationship between them, however, when the son of the petitioners filed divorce case the informant had no option but to lodge the present case. - 2 - During the hearing of this application counsel for the informant reiterated the desire to again resume the matrimonial relationship with the petitioners and their son but the petitioners are determined not to do so. From the First Information Report it is evident that petitioners along with their son have consistently harassed the daughter of the informant. Appreciating such harassment of the daughter of the informant, I am not inclined to grant bail in the event of arrest to the petitioners. Their prayer for grant of such privilege is accordingly rejected with direction to surrender in the court below (C.J.M., Nawada) in connection with Govindpur P.S.Case No. 57 of 2008 within a period of four weeks from today and apply for regular bail. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)