IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1767 of 2008 RAVINDRA PRASAD @ RAVINDRA KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 15.05.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Bajpatti Police Station Case no. 71 of 2007 under sections 489A and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act has been brought upon him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after the death of his first wife keeping in view, a large number of children he tried to settle to a new conjugal life a second time by marrying the informant but it did not turn out to be a pleasant experience because there is some disputes which arose between the petitioner and the informant. He further contends that it has come during the course of investigation that she decided to walk out of the house and go back to her maternal house and live there but at the instigation of some the case came to be filed. The submission made on behalf of the petitioner is borne out from the case diary. Under the given circumstances therefore, the petitioner has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail in the present case. He further contends that he has many minor children to take care. In the totality of facts and circumstances, in the event of his arrest/surrender within four weeks from today, let the petitioner 2 namely Ravindra Prasad @ Ravindra Kumar, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Pupri at Sitamarhi, in connection with Bajpatti P.S. Case No. 71/2007 subject to conditions under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Rajeev/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)