IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34889 of 2008 1. SUBHASH YADAV son of Late Kartik Yadav 2. Ato Yadav son of Late Kartik Yadav 3. Nago Yadav son of Suresh Yadav 4. Jiya Lal Yadav son of Police Yadav All resident of village- Chhohar Police Station- Falka, District- Katihar. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 17.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegation is to the effect that the petitioner no.1 used to demand dowry at the instigation of the petitioner nos. 2 to 4. It is further submitted that the complainant herself married another person as would appear from the declaration contained in Annexure-2 to the petition. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is specific allegation that the petitioner no.1, who is the husband, used to demand dowry at the instigation of other petitioners. 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 - 2 - within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner nos. 2 to 4, namely, Ato Yadav, Nago Yadav & Jiya Lal Yadav 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Complaint Case No. 388 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as the petitioner no.1 namely, Subhash Yadav is concerned, considering the submissions, as noticed above, and the nature of allegation levelled against him, I am not inclined to grant him the privilege of anticipatory bail. His prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is, accordingly, rejected. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)