IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4174 of 2009 1. GONMI DEVI @ GOBI DEVI W/O SARYUG DAS 2. SARYUG DAS S/O LATE KALAR DAS 3. MUKESH DAS, S/O SARYUG DAS ( ALL R/O VILL. RAJAPUR, PS.KHODAWANDUPUR. DIST. BEGUSARAI.) ---- PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF BIHAR --- OPP. PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the State: Mr. Induwar Kumari,APP. 2 23.04.2009 Heard both sides. Petitioners, who are mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother-in-law of the complainant, have approached this court for grant of anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 498-A and 323 of the Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no specific allegation of physical assault etc. at the hands of the petitioners. It has further been contended that the husband of the complainant is living separately since long. Referring to annexure-2, it has been submitted that prior to the filing of the present complaint the husband of the complainant had lodged a complaint against his in-laws and the said matter is also pending. Learned counsel for the petitioners again draws attention of this court to the averments made in paragraph no.12 in order to submit that, in fact, the petitioners have volunteerd to keep the complainant in the matrimonial home but in spite of notice she did not appear in the court below. 2 In the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to grant them the privilege of anticipatory bail. In the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today before the court below, above named petitioners are directed to 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Rosera (Samastipur), in connection with Complaint Case No. 376 of 2006, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)