Girish Chandra Gupta, J. -The petitioners approached this Court praying for pre-arrest bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner No.1 is the father and the petitioner No.2 is the son. Accusation against them amongst others has been made by the wife of the petitioner No.2 under Section 498-A, 406,323 and 354 of the IPC.

2. Briefly stated the allegations are that the complainant Sangeeta was married to the petitioner No.2 on 1st March, 2008. The marriage was duly consummated. After having lived together for some time the husband/petitioner No.2 and his parents demanded a sum of Rs.5 lakh. It is alleged that in order to ensure the happiness of the complainant her parents had already given a sum of Rs. 2 lakh together with 10 bharis of gold, furniture. utensils and household goods but that allegedly did not satisfy the greed of the accused persons. They demanded a further sum of Rs. 5 lakhs. When the demand was not met she was subjected to both physical and mental torture. It is also alleged that the petitioner No. 1. the father-in-law of the complainant. used to make indecent advances and as a matter or fact attempted to rape her. The husband of