IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2051 of 2009 1. GULAM MUSTAFA son of late Usman Ali. 2. Rohin Ansari, son of Gulam Mustafa 3. Md. Sharif son of Gulam Mustafa 4. Bano Khatoon alias Sahrab Bano wife of Gulam Mustafa. All resident of village-Bastol, Police Station- Pranpur, District- Katihar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 1.5.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioners pray for anticipatory bail in a complaint case under Sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code and 3 /4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on a totally false allegation, the police case was lodged by the complainant about the petitioners having received an amount of Rs. 25,000/-, pursuant to the marriage fixed between the informant’s daughter and the son of petitioner No.1, but it was alleged that the marriage was not solemnized and the money has not also been returned. It is pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioners that the case was investigated by the police and it has submitted the final form in the matter, thereupon on protest-cum- complaint petition the present matter has been continued. It is further submitted that there was no occasion for the petitioners to refuse the marriage and, as a matter of fact, it is the complainant who had refused to solemnize the marriage since the son of petitioner No.1 had been sent to Jail in another case. It is further stated that the full amount of Rs. 15,000/- was handed over to the brother of the complainant in the presence of witnesses. 2 It is, thus, submitted that a totally false case regarding demand of dowry has been lodged in the present case. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioners (1) Gulam Mustafa, (2) Rohin Ansari, (3) Md. Sharif and (4) Bano Khatoon alias Sahrab Bano in the event of their arrest or surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. 1929/2006, subject to the other applicable conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)