IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7852 of 2008 BAUDHU SINGH & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08.5.2008 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to correct the Section regarding offence in Para 1 of the application in the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners pray for anticipatory bail in a case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The allegation against the petitioners, who are father in law and mother in law respectively of the complainant, is regarding the demand of colour Television as dowry. Immediately after the marriage on non-fulfilment of it, the complainant was tortured and harassed by the accused persons and an attempt was made to sprinkle kerosene oil on her and to set her on fire but she somehow escaped and ultimately was turned out of the house. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegations are totally false and concocted and no specific allegation has been made against these petitioners. It is further submitted that every family member has been arrayed in the list of accused of as many as nine persons. It is pointed out that the husband of the complainant has already surrendered and he is languishing in jail. The Additional Public Prosecutor points out that there is an allegation that petitioner no. 2 used to assault the complainant by pulling her hair. - 2 - On a consideration of the entire facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioners, (1) Baudhu Singh and (2) Ram Vati Devi, in the event of their arrest/surrender in the Court below within four weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 166(C)/2007 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai subject to the other applicable conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. P. Kumar ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )