IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35189 of 2008 SANJAY KUMAR BHAGAT, Son of Bishundeo Bhagat @ Boku Bhagat, resident of Village Ramai, P.S. Forbesganj, District Araria -----Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Mona Devi wife of Sanjay Kumar Bhagat & daughter of Satya Narain Bhagat, resident of Birpur, Ward No.8, P.S. Birpur, District Supaul ----Opposite Parties ----------- 2. 18.11.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, who is the husband of the complainant, is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.237C/05 for the offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that the complainant has filed the present case for ulterior purposes as she wanted that her husband- petitioner should live with her in her Maike, which was not agreeable to the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has also filed a matrimonial case and the complainant has also filed a maintenance case. Those cases are pending in the court below. 2 The learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that in the complaint as well as solemn affirmation the complainant has specifically alleged against the petitioner with regard to the demand. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the nature of allegations, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)