IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14262 of 2010 1. Sharmila Devi, D/o Sheo Narayan Sao (alleged W/o Ved Prakash Gupta) 2. Dharam Shila Devi, W/o Sheo Narayan Sao 3. Nirmla Devi, D/o. Sheo Narayan Sao 4. Prahlad Kumar, S/0 Sheo Narayan Sao. All R/o Cheli Tal Makhanpur, P.S.- Alamganj, District- Patna. ……………………………………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar ………………………Opposite Party. For the petitioners :- Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. A.M.P. Mehta, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 21. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, the Petitioner No. 1 is said to be second wife of co-accused Ved Prakash Gupta, husband of the complainant and Petitioner Nos. 2 to 4 are family members of Petitioner No. 1. It is submitted that even according to the prosecution case, offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code shall not be applicable against these petitioners. It is also submitted that as a matter of fact, Petitioner No. 1 had no knowledge or information that co-accused Ved Prakash Gupta, was already married with the complainant and, therefore, she herself is a victim in the present case. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest/surrender in the court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 387(C)/05, within a period of four weeks from today, the above named petitioners shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( Ten 2 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M., Lakhisarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)