IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11167 of 2008 1. MD.MUBARAK, Son of Abdul Sattar @ Chamru Mian 2. ABDUL SATTAR @ CHAMRU MIAN, Son of Ulfat Mian 3. JULEKHA KHATOON, Wife of Abdul Sattar @ Chamru Mian 4. ABDUL LATIF, Son of Ilahi Mian. All resident of Village – Siranda, P.S. Pranpur, District – Katihar. …. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. RUBI KHATOON, D/o Muslim Mian, S/o Siranda, P.S. – Pranpur, District – Katihar. …. Opp. Parites. ---------- 06/ 31.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State and the complainant. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 498A of the Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on their behalf that O.P. No. 2 has married Hakim Mian, Son of Abdul Jabbar, resident of village – Siranda, P.S. Pranpur, District – Katihar and in the circumstances, petitioner no. 1 is unable to accept her as his wife. Let petitioners and O.P. No. 2 Rubi Khatoon appear in the court below on 24.4.2009 and the court below consider the case of the parties and if the court below is satisfied that O.P. No. 2 Rubi Khatoon is married to Hakim Mian or some other person, then appropriate orders admitting the - 2 - petitioners to the privilege of bail be passed, failing which the court below shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Until such enquiry is made no coercive steps be taken against the petitioners in connection with C.A. No. 990 of 2006 pending in the Court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. DKS/ (V. N. Sinha, J.)