IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7694 of 2010 Deep Rajo Kuer, W/o Late Ramashish Singh, resident of Village- Darkaon, P.S. Dinara, District- Rohtas. ……….Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ……………………….Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr.Advocate. Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 3. 14. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner is mother-in- law of the deceased. In the F.I.R. there is specific allegation of demand of dowry and torture against the petitioner and other accused persons. It has also been alleged that when on 08. 10. 2009, the informant had gone to matrimonial home of the deceased, she was found to have been assaulted by the petitioner and other accused persons and, just after one day deceased Rubi Devi, with fetus in her womb, was done to death by the petitioner and other accused persons. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during the course of investigation, independent witnesses have not supported the prosecution case against the petitioner and further the petitioner is an old lady. It has also been stated that main culprit is the husband of the deceased, who is already in judicial custody. Be that as it may, in view of serious nature of allegation in the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1 about the dowry death of the 2 deceased, with fetus in her womb, prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner is rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below in connection with in Dinara (Bhanas) P.S. Case No. 214 of 2009, within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised, which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)