IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51267 of 2008 1. PUNAM DEVI, W/O RAKESH KUMAR 2. RAKESH KUMAR, S/O RAM JIVAN RAM 3. TUNNU KUMARI, D/O MAHESHWAR DAS 4. TARA DEVI, W/O MAHESHWAR DAS 5. MAHESHWAR DAS, S/O LATE SATAYANARAYAN DAS, ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATHURAPUR, P.S. GURARU, DISTRICT-GAYA 6. NEELAM DEVI, W/O PUNNET DAS 7. PUNNET DAS, S/O BAKHORAN DAS BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-TANDWA, P.S. RANIGANJ, DISTRICT-GAYA ……………PETITIONERS Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRIYATAMA DEVI @ SANJU, D/O SHIV KUMAR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-AMAW, P.S. TEKARI, DISTRICT-GAYA ………. OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 02/ 29-01-2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioners are accused in a case under Sections 498(A), 323, 379 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Except petitioners no. 4 & 5 are the sister-in-law and brother-in-law of the victim lady. The others are all distant relatives of the husband of the victim lady. None of the petitioners are directly involved in the day-to-day family affairs of the complainant. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioners, namely, Punam Devi, Rakesh Kumar, Tunnu Kumari, Tara Devi, Maheshwar Das, Neelam Devi, and Puneet Das in the event of their arrest/surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties - 2 - of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 935 of 2006. S.Sb/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)