IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.5226 of 2009 VIDYA NAND KUMAR, S/o. Jagdish Prasad, R/o. Village- Hasan Chak, P.S. Harnaut, District- Nalanda. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 18.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The informant is the wife of the petitioner making allegations under Sections 498A and 307/34 of the I.P.C. and Section ¾ Dowry Prohibition Act. The allegation is of hanging the informant in a well for the purpose of extracting dowry. He is in custody since 21.10.2008. This Court is not persuaded to grant him bail at this stage in view of the seriousness of the allegation. If the petitioner renews his prayer for bail before the court-below after completing one year in custody. This Court expects that his application for regular bail shall then be considered in light of the guidelines laid down by this Court for grant of bail in matrimonial matters without requiring him to move an application for regular bail before this Court again. Mkr. (Navin Sinha, J.)