IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37889 of 2009 1. Kumar Prem Ballabh Singh, son of Late Suhawan Singh, 2. Neelam Devi, wife of Kumar Prem Ballabh Singh, 3. Bibhuti Kumar, son of Kumar Prem Ballabh Singh, all of village Bellodih, PS Murliganj, Dist. Madhepura, at present Subhash colony, Sanjay Path, Mango, Jamshedpur – petitioners. Cr. Misc. No. 42803 of 2009 1. Baleshwar Prasad Yadav, son of Dwarika Pd. Yadav, 2. Abhay Kumar (Arbind), son of Baleshwar Prasad Yadav, 3. Akhilesh Kumar, son of Baleshwar Prasad Yadav, 4. Shodesh Kumar @ Swadesh Kumar, son of Baleshwar Pd. Yadav, 5. Mamta Devi, wife of Abhay Kumar (Arbind), 6. Archana Devi, wife of Akhilesh Kumar, all of Bellodih, PS Murliganj, District Madhepura – petitioners. Vs. The State of Bihar. 2 18.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the A.P.P. representing the State and the counsel for the informant. The petitioners are father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister- in-law (Gotani) and other relatives of the victim lady who apprehend their arrest in a case under sections 498A/34 of the Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The main allegation is that the husband demanded Rs. 16 lakhs as dowry. There is specific allegation regarding the demand made by the petitioners. Be that as it may, the petitioners are directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender within six weeks in Kashim Bazar PS Case No. 95/2009 on furnishing bail bonds of rupees ten thousand each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(02) of the Cr.P.C. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)