IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15805 of 2009 1. MANTOO DAS, son of Bhola Das 2. BHOLA DAS, son of Late-Ramod Das 3. CHICHIA DEVI, wife of Bhola Das All are resident of village-Bajhara, P.S.-Kadwa, District-Katihar …….Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shobha Devi, daughter of Nitiyanand Das, at present resident of Kohonia, P.S.-Sonpur, District-Katihar. …….Opposite Parties ----------- 03. 31.08.2009 Parties have appeared and have been heard. Petitioners apprehend arrest in Complaint Case No. 1312 of 2008 instituted under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act pending before S.D.J.M., Katihar. Petitioners are the husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively. On behalf of the petitioners, it is submitted that petitioner filed Matrimonial Case No. 94 of 2008 on 09.05.2008 when complainant refused to return to the matrimonial house. It is submitted that it is in retaliation thereto on 20.08.2008 the case was filed alleging demand of dowry etc. Admittedly the marriage has taken place about six to seven years back. They also have a child of about three years. In the facts and circumstances stated above, let the petitioners namely 1. Mantoo Das 2. Bhola Das 3. Chichia Devi, in the event of their arrest or surrender before 2 the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on Anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. 1312 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)