IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43976 of 2008 ASHOK KUMAR KESHRI, son of Kanhiya Prasad Keshri, resident of village-Kachiya Tola, P.S. Jehanabad, District-Jehanabad. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 5.2.2009 Heard Sri Bimlendu Shekhar Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is the husband and he is in custody on allegation that he tortured his wife Prabha Devi after failing in extracting more dowry. The contention is that the lady was of unsound mind and she committed suicide. It is further contended that the case diary contains ample materials to support the above contention. Besides, the attention of the court was drawn to the statement of the informant recorded as his by the trial court in which he has stated that the petitioner was innocent and he never tortured his daughter for dowry. Regard being had to the above facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released from custody on furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, FTC,I, Jehanabad in S.Tr.No.290 of 2008 (Jehanabad P.S.Case No.114 of 2008) B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )