IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22053 of 2009 1. ANITA KUMARI@ SAWITRI KUMARI 2. SAROJ DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08.09.2009 Heard both sides. Petitioners, who are wife and mother-in-law of the complainant, have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 380, 406, 328 and 120B of Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that prior to filing of the present complaint, petitioner no. 1 (wife of the present complainant) had lodged a case on 2.3.2007 (Annexure-2) seeking maintenance against her husband. Prior to that, she had already filed a complaint on 28.2.2007 under diverse sections of Indian Penal Code including Section 498A IPC against the husband (present complainant). Those matters are still pending. It is contended that the present case is a retaliatory measure. In the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, let petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Om Prakash, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class,, Madhepura in connection with Complaint case no. 280C/2007. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )