IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6967 of 2009 1. Vanja Sharma @ Putul Devi, wife of Sri Sudama Sharma. 2. Sudama Sharma, Son of late Bacha Singh. Both resident of village-Maur, P.S.-Barbigha, District-Sheikhpura. 3. Alok Kumar @ Pappu, Son of Sudama Sharma, resident of village- Maur, P.S.-Barbigha, District-Sheikhpura. .........Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ...........Opp. Party. ----------- 5/ 07.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are father-in-law, mother-in-law and husband of the complainant. The case has been instituted for offence under Section 498A of the IPC. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the marriage in between the petitioner and the complainant was solemnized in duress and compulsion after kidnapping the petitioner No. 3. A police case was filed by the petitioner No. 3 in connection with kidnapping vide Barbigha P.S. Case No. 208 of 2005 in which cognizance has been taken subsequently, just to put pressure on the petitioners, complaint case filed by the complainant, roping the petitioners as accused, M.A. No. 1/2007 has also been filed by Alok Kumar @ Pappu (petitioner No. 3) for declaring the marriage as null and void. Parties may get their dispute resolved and settled in future. Considering these facts, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of above named petitioners is allowed, in the event of - 2 - their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today and on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Complaint Case No. 1050 of 2006 subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra ,J.)