IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23655 of 2009 1. JEERA DEVI 2. MAHADEO SAH 3. KARU SAH 4. SAGE SAH @ SAGO SAH 5. KRISHNA DEVI 6. SHEELA DEVI 7. REENA DEVI 8. KHUDAN SAH @ FUDAN SAH 9. BINOD SAH 10. SUBODH SAH @ SUBODH KR. SAH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04 17.09.2009 Heard both sides. The present application survives only in respect of petitioner nos. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10. Petitioners have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 498A, 323, 379 and 494 of the Penal code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is contended that 10 years after the marriage the present complaint has been lodged implicating the entire family members including the brothers of the second wife. It is next submitted that the husband was already taken into custody and has been subsequently released on bail. Petitioners are the other family members of the husband of the complainant. The allegation against them is general and omnibus in nature. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner nos. 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10, namely, Mahadeo Sah, Krishna Devi, Sheela Devi, Reena Devi, Binod Sah and Subodh 2 Sah @ Subodh Kr. Sah, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of 04 weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the SDJM Banka in connection with Complaint case no. 952 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)