IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.34040 of 2008 SHEIKH BHIKHAN & ORS. Vrs. THE STATE OF BIHAR **** /2/ 27.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners, namely, (1) Sheikh Bhikhan, (2) Noori Khatoon, (3) Budul Khatoon, (4) Nargish and (5) Rauf, are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 639 of 2008 registered for offence under Sections 323 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that peculiarity of the case is that husband has not been named as accused, other relatives of the husband, who are father, mother, brother, sister, sister-in-law and maternal uncle of the complainant has been named as accused. The case has been instituted at the instigation of the husband of the complainant on account of his personal grudge. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with the aforementioned caseS to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )