IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38441 of 2009 1. Hamida Khatoon, W/o late Md. Wasiruddin @ Md. Wasi. 2. Soni Khatoon, D/o late Md. Wasiruddin @ Md. Wasi. 3. Md. Kamaruddin @ Md. Kama, S/o Md. Wasiruddin @ Md. Wasi. 4. Md. Rustam, S/o, late Md. Wasiruddin @ Md. Wasi. 5. Md. Samser, S/o late Md. Wasiruddin @ Md. Wasi. 6. Akhtari Begam, W/o late Md. Shamshul Haq. All resident of Village-Shobhani, P.O.-Jahangir Tola, P.S.-Khagaria (Gangaur), District-Khagaria. ……….Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……….Opp. Party. ----------- 2/ 18.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are the mother-in-law, brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws of Arzoo Khatoon, who is sister of the complainant. A case has been instituted for the offence under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that after nine years of marriage a case has been instituted. After so many years of marriage, only the husband is answerable for proper look after and well-being of his wife. So far petitioners are concerned, they are separate in mess and business, as such, there is no reason to demand dowry or torture. Considering these facts, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of above named petitioners is allowed. They are directed to be released on bail, in case of their appearance, within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of 2 the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Complaint Case No. 843 (c) of 2008 subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)