IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8543 of 2010 1. MEGHAN CHAUDHARY,son of Late Mitthu Chaudhary. 2. Rekha Devi,wife of Meghan Chaudhary. Both resident of Jamsari,P.S-Bind, District-Nalanda, at present resident of Rahui, P.S.-Rahui,District-Nalanda. .. .. .. Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .. Opp.Party ----------- For the Petitioners :Mr. Uday Prasad,Advocate For the State :Mr.Anuj Kr.Shrivastava, Addl.P.P. ----------- 02/ 19-04-2010 Heard the parties. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Rahui P.S.Case No.298 of 2009 dated 12-12-2009, registered under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that petitioner no.1 is the father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased Radha Devi, who was married with co-accused Dharmendra Choudhary. It is also submitted that an informatory petition was filed prior to lodging of the present case from the side of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and has submitted that there are ample materials to show the complicity of the petitioners for commission of the crime in question. Be that as it may, in view of the serious nature of the allegation against the petitioners and in view of the fact that the petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased, 2 their prayer for anticipatory bail is dismissed. The petitioners must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed, the same may be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)