IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1997 of 2008 BALRAM SINGH & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 1.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case for the offences registered under Sections 498(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the father-in-law and allegations against them are general in nature. It is further submitted that in fact the present case has been lodged in retaliation to an earlier case filed by the husband of the informant i.e. son of the petitioners against the informant and her father under Section 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code as contained in Annexure-3. It is further submitted that thereafter, the son of the petitioners filed an application for divorce before the family court as contained in Annexure-2. 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, namely, Balram Singh and Janki Devi @ Janak Dulari Devi 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bidpur P.S. Case No. 373 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)