IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38215 of 2008 1. SHIVJI RAI 2. Laldeo Rai 3. Suresh Rai 4. Shakunti Devi 5. Reena Kumari Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 18.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in a Police case under Sections 498 A and other provisions of the Penal Code and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioners 1 & 2 are stated to be the co-villagers and 2 to 5 are the family members including unmarried daughter. They were granted anticipatory bail by the court below but failed to appear. It is indeed peculiar that in a matter under Section 498 A of the Penal Code, despite guidelines laid down by this Court and revival of matrimonial harmony as noticed in the impugned order of rejection in which the court below refused anticipatory bail, for the very same reason this Court grants anticipatory bail. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners, abovenamed surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, when they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Samastipur in Tajpur P.S. case No. 230 of 2 2007, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let this matter be placed before the Sessions Judge, Samastipur. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)