IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12304 of 2008 SATYA DEO SINGH & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 05.05.2008 As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the petition. Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners. No one appear for the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in Complaint Case No. 2110 of 2004 corresponding to Trial No. 3854 of 2005 registered under sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on perusal of the complaint petition it would appear that the allegations against the petitioners are general in nature and there is no specific allegation against the petitioners. Learned counsel drawn the attention to paragraph 7 of the petitioner wherein it is stated that the husband has already filed Divorce Case No. 92 of 2005 before the Principal Judge, Chapra. This apart the learned counsel has drawn the attention to the Panchnama recorded on account of Panchayati between the complainant and her husband Sunil Kumar Singh in order to show that all the ornaments and clothes etc. were returned back to the complainant and it was further agreed as token of conciliation in the matter a sum of Rs. 1,30,000/- would be deposited in the bank account - 2 - of the mother of the complainant which was done on 29.10.2004. It is further submitted that the husband of the complainant is all along ready to keep the complainant however, she herself denied the same as would appear from the Panchnama (Annexure-2). Notwithstanding the above, it is submitted that the petitioners are the father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother-in-law and Gotni of the complainant. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the complaint petition, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners namely, Satyadeo Singh, Sita Devi, Sudhanshu Singh @ Sudhanshu Kumar Singh & Sandhya Devi be released 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Complaint Case No. 2110 of 2004, Tr. No. 3854 of 23005 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)