IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12888 of 2008 SANJEEV KUMAR RAM Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 6.05.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend his arrest in Complaint Case No. 2094 of 2007 which was filed by the complainant against the petitioner and his other convicted members alleging demand of dowry and ill-treating the complainant registered under sections 323, 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act.. It is further submitted that the vague allegation has been made against the petitioner to the effect that while the petitioner had taken the complainant to the place of his posting, he tried to kill her. Although there is no specific details with regard to the said allegation, Learned counsel for the petitioner, in support of the allegation, has further submitted that the matrimonial case for restitution of conjugal rights between the petitioner and the complainant is pending which is contested in the complaint as per filing of the written statement in the case of matrimonial case. The attempt was made by the family court for amicable settlement between the parties. However, the petitioner was ready to live alongwith the complainant but the complainant was not ready to live with this petitioner alleging that the petitioner is having illicit relation with some lady at the place of his posting. In the above it is submitted that the complaint case was filed by the complainant to - 2 - harass the petitioner and his family members. However, the other co- accused i.e the family members, have been enlarged on anticipatory bail. So he deserves for grant of anticipatory bail. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the materials brought on the record and the order passed in the matrimonial case no. 39 of 2007 which is kept on record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners namely, Sanjeev Kumar Ram be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Complaint Case No. 2094 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. + Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)