JUDGMENT :

KRISHNA MURARI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 24.11.2016 passed by the High Court [High Court of Judicature at Allahabad] dismissing the petition filed by the appellants under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (in short the Cr.P.C.) challenging the charge sheet filed against them. The High Court while rejecting Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition directed the accused appellants to surrender before the Court concerned within 30 days from the date of order and in case they do so within the stipulated period and apply for bail the same was liable to be considered and decided in view of law laid down by full bench of High Court in case of Amrawati and Another vs. State of U.P. 2004 (57) ALR 290 affirmed by this court in Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh vs. State of U.P. 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC).

3. Shorn of unnecessary details the brief facts which led to the filling of this appeal can be summarised as under:-

Respondent No. 2 lodged First Information Report with Police Station Izzat Nagar, District Bareilly under Section 493 I.P.C. read with Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the appellants herein which was