IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.29914 of 2008 MOHAN LAL GUPTA & ORS. Vrs. THE STATE OF BIHAR **** /2/ 21.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners 1 and 2, Mohan Lal Gupta and Sujit Kumar Gupta, are brothers-in-law and petitioner no. 3, Sunita Devi, is the sister-in-law (gotni) of the complainant. They are alleged to have committed an offence under Sections 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that peculiarity of this case is that husband has not been made accused rather he is a witness. The demand of dowry has been alleged against the petitioners, which is unusual if the husband has not made any demand. It has also been submitted that the reason for filing this false case is that complainant and her husband want partition in the family. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 18 of 2008 to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )