IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43261 of 2010 1.CHANDESHWAR MISTRY, SON OF LATE BABU RAM MISTRY 2.BASO DEVI @ RAJ BANSHI DEVI, WIFE OF CHANDESHWAR MISTRY 3.SHEOPUJAN MISTRY, SON OF CHANDESHWAR MISTRY 4.MALTI DEVI, WIFE OF SHEOPUJAN MISTRY ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KITHUNPUR, P.S.AMBA, DISTRICT AURANGABAD------------------------------------------------------------PETITIONERS Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.MANORMA DEVI, WIFE OF SUNIL MISTRY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KITHUNPUR, P.S. AMBA, DISTRICT AURANGABAD-----------OPP.PARTIES ----------- 2. 26.3.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. No one appears for the State. The petitioners pray for anticipatory bail in a case under Sections 498A, 323, 506, 384/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegations made in the FIR so far as these petitioners are concerned are omnibus in nature regarding demand of Rs.20,000/- and gold chain as dowry. It is submitted that in the FIR itself it is clearly stated that the marriage had taken place 9 to 10 years earlier. The petitioner No.1 is the father-in-law, petitioner No.2 is the mother-in-law, petitioner No.3 is the husband’s elder brother and petitioner No.4 is the wife of petitioner No.3 and after so many years of marriage there could be no question of their demanding or being beneficiaries of any demand of dowry. 2 It is further submitted that earlier a complaint case had been filed by the informant which was ultimately compromised. Learned counsel also points out that there is allegation of severe assault and beating of the informant but there is no injury report to corroborate the same. It is also submitted that the FIR itself has been lodged 18 days after the alleged occurrence of marpit. On a consideration of the entire facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioners, namely, Chandeshwar Mistry, Baso Devi @ Raj Banshi Devi, Sheopujan Mistry and Malti Devi, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Amba P.S.Case No. 83/2010, subject to the other conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/