IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27867 of 2008 HASINA KHATOON & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 27.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations are general in nature, however, even if the allegations are taken on its face value, the primary allegation is against the husband and not against these petitioners. It is further submitted that the petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law of the complainant, who is aged more than 70 years and other petitioners are the members of the in-laws family, as stated in paragraph 14 of the petition. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, namely, Hasina Khatoon, Md. Samsul, Sahina Khatoon, Md. Hasim & Tabassum @ Tahasin Khatoon be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten - 2 - thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Complaint Case No. 42 of 2006 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. As submitted on behalf of the petitioners, the petitioner no.1 will send his son i.e. the husband of the complainant to bring her to the matrimonial house, and secondly, she will ensure that the complainant is paid a reasonable monthly amount for the maintenance of her child. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)