IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33791 of 2008 1. MAGAN RAIN @ MAGAN MAHALDAR @ MAGAN MADDADAR S/o- Late Neema Mahaldar 2. Bhado Devi W/o- MaganRain @ Magan Mahaldar 3. Narayan Kumar @ Narayan Mahaldar 4. Rani Kumari D/o- Magan Rain @ Magan Mahaldar 5. Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Poddar 6. Amit Kumar @ Amit Poddar Both are sons of Sri Subhash Poddar All are resident of Village-Alampur, P.S. Azamnagar, District- Katihar Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 22.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case for the offences registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners made a demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complainant has filed the present case for ulterior purpose, as would appear on perusal of the complaint in which she has alleged that the complainant went to the Sasural of her daughter to bring her back but she was not allowed to go alongwith the complainant which led to some differences and Marpit. It is further submitted that there is no absolute allegation of demand, as would appear on perusal of the statement of complainant on solemn affirmation stating to - 2 - the effect that after marriage her daughter and her son-in-law live as husband and wife and she has further stated that there was no demand of dowry. She did not file any case alleging the demand of dowry. Certified copy of the complaint has been produced on behalf of the petitioner which is kept on record. Considering the submissions as made above, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Katihar in connection with complaint case no. 1439 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)