IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49209 of 2008 CHANDRAMAULI PRASAD @ CHANDRAMAULI PRASAD YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08.12.2008. Heard. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant and the allegation is that after being married to the lady, she was not treated well by her in-laws because her father could not fulfill the dowry demand. Besides, the mother of the complainant was behaved in different harsh manner and the petitioner also used to make ill treating the lady. The dowry demand was further enhanced by the family members of the present petitioner and not getting the same, the petitioner married another lady. It is true that the petitioner has two wives. The complainant has concealed the date of her marriage with the present petitioner and instead she changed the date of marriage of the petitioner with one Rekha Kumari @ Rekha Devi in the year 1996 and by changing the date of marriage of the petitioner with Rekha Kumari @ Rekha Devi ,she has shown the circumstances of her torture and ill treatment by the petitioner. Contention is that the lady Rekha Kumari @ Rekha Devi was married to the petitioner much prior in the year 1990 itself and the petitioner has five children from her. The complainant probably could not adjudicate the changed circumstances and for the reasons best known to her, filing false cases against the petitioner. - 2 - In support of his contention, Annexure-2 series have been filed which are documents indicating that the lady Rekha Kumari @ Rekha Devi p[passed her examination in the year 1991 and the allegation that the petitioner married the second wife in the year 1996 may not be true. Regard being had to the facts and contentions, let the petitioner, namely, Chandramauli Prasad @ Chandramauli Prasad Yadav be released from custody on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Biharsharif, Nalanda, in connection with Compalaint Case No.437C/2003. SKBOSE (Dharnidhar Jha)