IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15553 of 2008 SHEO SHANKAR PATAWA Son of Gauri Shanker Patawa, Resident of Village Dumraon Patwa Toli, P.S. Dumraon, District Buxar --------Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Guryia Devi, wife of Sheo Shanker Patawa At present resident of Village Chainpur, P.S. Chainpur, District Kaimur (Bhabua) --------Opp. Parties ----------- 6. 7.11.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused for an offence punishable under sections 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with Complaint Case No.620/2006, Tr. No.999/2008. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation in the complaint is general against all the co-accused and there is no specific allegation against this petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner is still ready to keep the complainant as a legally wedded wife. The learned counsel appearing for the State as well as opposite party no.2 opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the complainant has made specific allegation against this petitioner of demand of dowry and torture. The learned counsel for opposite party no.2 further submits that in view of the crime committed by the petitioner on the complainant, she is not willing to stay with the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case 2 and the nature of allegations made in the complaint, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)