IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13158 of 2009 RAM SAGAR SAHU & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 25.08.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the state. Petitioner Nos. 1 and 3 are; father-in-law and mother- in-law of the complainant respectively. Petitioner No. 2 is brother of petitioner No. 1, petitioner No. 4 is daughter, petitioner No. 5 is married daughter, petitioner No. 6 is husband of petitioner No. 5 and petitioner Nos. 7, 8 & 9 are relatives of petitioner No. 6. Allegation against all these petitioners is that they tried to persuade husband of the complainant for solemnizing second marriage. They also assaulted the complainant for obstructing that marriage. However, finally, the second marriage was solemnized with help of the petitioners. Counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 cannot be held directly responsible for the second marriage or for assault and torture. Considering the fact, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioners, Ram Sagar Sahu and Jilebiya Devi is rejected. So far petitioners, namely, Raja Ram Sahu @ Raja Ram Sah, Sudha Kumari, Kanchan Devi, Dharmendra Sahu, Pankaj Sahu, Neelam Devi and Jai Narayan Sahu are concerned, their prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. - 2 - In the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 405C of 2008 to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria. akv (Mridula Mishra, J.)