IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.299 of 2009 1.ASHOK PODDAR 2. Subodh Poddar 3. Niraj Poddar @ Niraj Kumar Poddar. All are son of Panchanand Poddar 4. Purni Devi Wife of Panchanand Poddar 5. Panchanand Poddar Son of Late Patali Poddar 6. Suman Devi Wife of Subodh Poddar All are resident of Village- Bhamreli P.S. Dhankhora, District- Katihar -------------------Petitioners Versus STATE OF BIHAR ------------------Opposite Party ----------- 2. 12.2.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case under Section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Earlier the complaint petition was filed by the present complainant in which she has alleged that her husband used to assault her in a drunken stage. The matter was compromised after the husband paid a sum of Rs. 50,000/-. The said 50,000/- was deposited in the account of the son of the complainant. Again a complaint petition has been filed by the complainant alleging that her husband assaulted her. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegations are false and fabricated. It appears that the complainant has filed this case to extract money from her husband. It is further submitted that as far as these petitioners are concerned, they are not involved in the act of assault and there is omnibus allegations - 2 - against them. Considering the aforesaid facts, the petitioners 1.Ashok Poddar, 2. Subodh Poddar, 3. Niraj Poddar @ Niraj Kumar Poddar, 4. Purni Devi, 5. Panchanand Poddar and 6. Suman Devi are directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks in connection with Complaint Case No. 1068/08 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. P. Kumar (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)