IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22691 of 2011 1. Naresh Mahto son of Ramautar Mahto, Resident of Navtolia, Police Station-Chauki, District-Lakhisarai. 2. Lussi Kumari daughter of Jai Prakash Mahto. 3. Baby Kumari daughter of Jai Prakash Mahto. All residents of Toralpur, police Station-Mankipur, District- Lakhisarai. …….. Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar Opposite Party. ----------- 2 15-07-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The Petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Surajgarha (Manikpur) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2010 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 498 (A), 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. As per prosecution case, the informant was subjected to cruelty by the husband and in-laws for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry. It is also alleged that ultimately she was driven out of her matrimonial home. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that petitioner no. 1 is cousin whereas petitioner nos. 2 & 3 are unmarried sister-in-law (Nanad) who are aged about 9 years and 14 years respectively. In my view, since petitioner nos. 2 & 3 are juvenile, according to the petitioner, their prayer for grant of 2 bail under Section 438 Cr. P.C. is not maintainable. So far as petitioner no. 1 is concerned taking into consideration the relationship that he is cousin (Mamera Bhai) of the informant, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from the date of communication/receipt of this order, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with G.R. no. 164 of 2010 arising out of Surajgarha (Manikpur) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2010. It is made clear that I have not considered the prayer for bail on behalf of petitioner nos. 2& 3 on merit who apparently are juvenile and they may take recourse to the remedy as available in law. With these observations, their application for bail is disposed off. Kamlesh/ ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)