IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 22787 of 2009 Hanufa Khatoon, wife of late Amiruddin, resident of village – Raghunathpur, P S – Abadpur, District – Katihar - Petitioner Versus State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 2 03.09.2009 The petitioner is mother-in-law of the complainant who apprehends arrest in Complaint Case No CA 3516 of 2008 instituted under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code read with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that right from the beginning, the complainant was unwilling for the marriage but having been forced to marry, she did not want to stay at her matrimonial home. Petitioner’s son, having realised the same, pronounced divorce and through his lawyer sent the same by registered post to the complainant on 23.10.2008 and immediately thereafter on receipt of the aforesaid, on 18.11.2008, the present complaint was lodged. Be that as it may, if the petitioner abovenamed surrenders before the Court below within 4 weeks from today, she shall be released on bail on her furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in Complaint Case No CA 3516 of 2008 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)