Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1703 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Naushad 2. Yusuf @ Ishwa @ Irshad 3. Heera @ Meraj 4. Md. Lal 5. Sameela Khatoon 6. Rubiya Khatoon @ Ribiya Khatoon 7. Rumi Khatoon 8. Sayada Khatoon 9. Ajmeri Khatoon .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 27-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the mother, brothers, brother-in-law, sisters and brother’s wives are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the informant that the informant’s daughter was married one and half years prior to the occurrence when for non-fulfillment of dowry demand all the family members assaulted the victim when she was taken to hospital where she died. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1703 of 2012 (4) dt.27-04-2012 2/2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation is general in nature and no medical report is available in the case diary. The learned counsel for the informant took adjournment to produce the medical report but failed to do so. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband, who as per learned counsel for the petitioners will surrender within six weeks, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 265 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioners will be accepted on surrender of the husband. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.