IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45687 of 2008 1.SHIV BALAK MAHATO @ SHIV BALAK PD.SON OF LATE DURGA MAHTO 2.BINOD KUMAR SON OF SHRI SHIV BALAK MAHTO BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PUJAHAN PATJIRWA,POLICE STATION SHRINAGAR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPRAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2/ 23.1.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a complaint case which has been lodged for offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. According to complaint petition, Complainant Lalita Devi was married with Pramod Kumar three decades back. She alleges torture at the hands of her husband who is having illicit relationship with one Nurse. The torture was assisted by these petitioners also. Submission is that petitioner no.1 is father- in-law and petitioner no.2 is Devar of the victim, the marriage was performed more than 31 years ago and the husband of the victim has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court. The victim is already getting her maintenance at the rate of Rs.2000/- per month in view of the order passed in Case No.51M of 2007. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application is allowed and both the above petitioners are directed to surrender before the court below within twenty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on their so surrendering, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the 2 satisfaction of Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah in Complaint Case No.699C of 2007 (Trial No.1929 of 2008) subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)