IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33482 of 2010 1. SHIV NARAIN SINGH son of late Lalan Singh, 2. Manju Devi w/o- Shiv Narain Singh, Both 1 & 2 are residents of Mohalla:- Sabalpur, P.S.Laxmipur, District-Jamui 3. Mala Devi, W/o- Vinay Kumar Sharma, D/o- Shiv Narain Singh, resident of Mohalla-Chapari, P.S.- Amarpur, District-Banka Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Priti Devi D/o- Sri Sukhram Singh, resident of village Sabalpur, P.S.Jinhara, District-Jamui, at present residing Barhaiya, Tola Ind, P.S.-Barahiya, District-Lakhisarai ----------- 2 05.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the complainant. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with complaint Case No. 48C of 2010 for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that whereas the petitioner No.1 is the father-in-law, the petitioner No.2 is the mother- in-law and the petitioner No.3 is the daughter of the petitioner Nos. 1 and 2, married to one Vinay 2 Kumar Sharma residing in the District of Banka. He with reference to the allegation set out in the complaint submits that the present case is an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the parties and that the complainant not willing to stay at her matrimonial home has shifted to her parental home. Learned counsel for the complainant disputes the submissions and submits that she is ready to stay at her matrimonial home and that the statement of these petitioners is not correct. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the allegation set out in the complaint is general in nature and nothing specific has been attributed to either of the petitioners for involving them in the present case. Having regard to the circumstances and having regard to the rival submissions of the counsel appearing for the petitioners and the complainant, let the petitioners namely, Shiv Narain Singh, Manju Devi and Mala Devi, in the 3 event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the court below, be released on bail upon each of them furnishing individual bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Complaint Case No. 48C/2010 subject to the conditions stipulated in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)