IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17159 of 2008 PRAKASH MANDAL & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 29.07.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations are general in nature and no specific allegation of demand has been made against the petitioners. Learned counsel for the informant submits that all the petitioners are alleged to have tortured and made demand of dowry. Considering the submissions as noted above and the materials brought on record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners no. 2 to 4 namely, Subol Mandal, Sanjeet Mandal & Urmila Mandal 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 satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Complaint Case - 2 - No. 3185 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as petitioner no.1, Prakash Mandal is concerned, considering the nature of allegations levelled against him, I do not feel inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to him. His prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is, accordingly, rejected. However, the submission on behalf of the petitioner no.1 is that he is ready to keep the complainant in a dignified manner. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)