IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33478 of 2008 KRIPA DEVI & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2. 15.09.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are; father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law of the informant. The case has been instituted for offence u/Ss 307 & 498A of the Indian Penal Code as well as 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that in connivance with her husband, the informant has filed present case alleging demand of dowry and torture against the petitioners with an ulterior motive. The reasons behind filing of this case is that the informant and her husband are not satisfied with the partition of joint family property and with the share allotted to them, as such to make pressure, a false case has been instituted. Considering the fact, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, namely, Kripa Devi, Rita Devi, Raksha Devi @ Raksha Jha, Shyam Chandra Jha and Uday Kant Jha @ Uday Jha is allowed. In the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks - 2 - from today, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 74/08 to the satisfaction of CJM, East Champaran at Motihari subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner Nos. 6 & 7, namely, Sunil Jha @ Sunil Kumar Jha and Anil Jha @ Anil Kumar Jha is rejected as they did not press their application before the Sessions Court and withdrew it. These two petitioners should surrender in the court below and their prayer for regular bail should be considered in accordance with law. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)