IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5182 of 2009 1. Ram Kumar Lal son of Late Lakhan Lal. 2. Santosh Kumar son of Sri Ram Kumar Lal. 3. Kunti Devi wife of Sri Ram Kumar Lal. All resident of Mohalla-Durga Mandap, Kawakole, P.S.- Kawakole, District-Nawada. ….Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar …Opp. Party. With Cr.Misc. No.7720 of 2009 Naresh Kumar son of late Laxman lal, resident of Mohalla-Durga Mandap, Kawakole, P.S.-Kawakole, District-Nawada. …Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ..Opp. Party. ----------- 03. 03.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. In these two bail applications the petitioners are maternal uncle-in-law, aunt-in-law, cousin-in-law and husband. The petitioners are accused in a case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the husband had filed a divorce on 25.03.2008 on the ground of cruelty and the present case has been filed on 09.05.2008. It is further submitted that the lady in question was having affair with one Mukesh Kumar who happens to be witness in the - 2 - complaint case as well. In fact, the victim lady and Mukesh Kumar have made an affidavit before the Registrar, Nawada claiming to be husband and wife. Be that as it may the petitioners namely Ram Kumar Lal, Santosh Kumar, Kunti Devi (Cr. Misc. No. 5182 of 2009) & Naresh Kumar (Cr. Misc. No. 7720 of 2009) are directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Complaint Case No. 443 of 2008 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, Nawada subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Vikash/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)