IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47607 of 2008 ANAND KUMAR SON OF GUPTESHWAR SHARMA RESIDENT OF MOHALLA MAKSUDPUR KOTHI TOOTWARI,P.S.KOTWALI,DISTT.GAYA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 6.2.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. and learned counsel appearing for the complainant. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case which has been lodged for offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. According to complaint petition, the complainant Anandi Kumari was married with Anuj Kumar in 2000. Thereafter, she was being subjected to torture by her in-laws on account of her inability to bring additional dowry and lastly she was ousted from the matrimonial home. Submission is that the petitioner is elder brother of the husband of the complainant. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he remains outside the country and he has no concern with the day- to-day activity of the husband of the complainant or the complainant. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been opposed by learned counsel appearing for the complainant. Considering facts and circumstances of the case, this application is allowed and the above named petitioner is directed to surrender before the court below within twenty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of order and on his so 2 surrendering, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Complaint Case no. 1801 of 2007, Trial No.1473 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)