IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30716 of 2009 1. KUSUM KUMARI 2. RAJ KUMARI DEVI 3. KUNAL KUMAR-----------PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 8.9.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the Counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners are the sister-in-law, mother-in-law and brother –in-law of the victim lady. They are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. case No. 23 of 2008 registered for offences under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner nos.1 and 2 are the sister-in-law and petitioner no.2 who is old mother-in-law. It has also been stated that there is no specific allegation against these petitioners either for demand of dowry or torture. Considering these facts, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners is allowed. Let the petitioners above named surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, when he shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief - 2 - Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Mehus (Sheikhpura) P.S. case No. 23 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar