IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.566 of 2010 1. CHINTA DEVI WIFE OF PRAKASH MAHTO, R/O VILLAGE- DAV (ROSERA), P.S.- ROSERA, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR 2. KISH KUMARI @ KRISHNA DEVI @ KRISHNA KUMARI DEVI wife of Manoj Mahto, r/o Bishunpur, p.s.- Begusarai Town, District- Begusarai Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 05/02/2010 Heard Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma No. 1 learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation is that these petitioners and others were pressurizing the informant’s daughter Gudia Devi married four years earlier with son of petitioner no. 1 for bringing cash and certain articles by way of additional dowry. Later on the informant’s son-in-law performed another marriage and left the daughter of the informant. Submission is that the petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law of the victim whereas the petitioner no. 2 is the sister-in-law. She lives in another village. She has no concern with the activities of the family of the victim. Further submission is that prior to the occurrence a petition for divorce was filed vide Divorce case No. 76 of 2009 and after getting notice of the said divorce suit present case has been filed. Considering the above facts, the petitioners 2 above named are directed to surrender before the court below within three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on their so surrendering they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M./concerned Court, Lakhisarai in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 33 of 2009 subject to the condition as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)