IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.1996 of 2009 1. SHAKUNTALA DEVI, W/o Shyam Narain Gupta, 2. Shyam Narain Gupta, 3. Ram Narain Gupta @ Munna, @ Ram Nath Gupta, Both sons of Late Shyam Sunder Gupta. All residents of Village- Sikandarpur, New Market (Saste Kapara Ke Dukan Jogouli Wale), P.S.-Sikandarpur, District- Baliya (U.P.). . . . . . . Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 03.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 420, 406, 504/34 of the Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on their behalf that they are alleged to have misappropriated the amount of Rs. One lakh given to them for the purpose of purchasing gifts for marriage of the daughter of the complainant with petitioner no.3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that none of the three persons namely Gulab Chand Sah, Brindavan Sahu and Bijay Shankar Snehi, who were negotiating the marriage have been examined in support of the allegation by the police under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Let the petitioners surrender in the court below (Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara)within four weeks from today in connection with G.R. No. 1742 of 2007 (Bihiya P.S. case no. 134 of 2007) and submissions noted above be verified and if found true that the aforesaid three negotiators, who were negotiating the marriage of petitioner no.3 with the daughter of the complainant have not been examined in support of the allegation then petitioners, named above, be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. - 2 - 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with G.R. No. 1742 of 2007 (Bihiya P.S. case no. 134 of 2007), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Until such verification no coercive steps be taken against the petitioners. Let this order be communicated to the Court below through Fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioners. Uday/ (V. N. Sinha, J.)