IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36036 of 2008 MINTI DEVI wife of Arjun Mahto ARJUN MAHTO son of Late Rameshwar Mahto Both are residents of village- Purana Isua, P.S.- Sarmera, District- Nalanda Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 20.11.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners, who are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the informant, are accused for the offence under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The allegation against the petitioners is of demand of dowry. It is alleged that after staying for about five days in the matrimonial house the informant went back to her parent’s house and since then the members of the in-laws family are not prepared to take her back unless the demand of dowry is not met. It is also alleged that any how the father of the informant took her to the matrimonial house, but again all the members of the in- laws family turned her out. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that it is the husband of the informant who is responsible to bring her from her parent’s house. It is further submitted that the petitioners are old persons and they have virtually no say in the matter, however, they have been - 2 - made accused in order to harass them. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, above named, be released on 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 Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai, in connection with Lakhisarai (chanan) P.S.Case No. 306 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)