IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.28820 of 2008 Dilip Manjhi @ Dilip Kumar Majhi, S/o. Hiralal Manjhi, R/o. Village- Pojhi Bujurg, P.S. Marhowrah, District- Saran. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & Anr. ----------- 08 19.05.2009 Petitioner apprehends his arrest in complaint Case No. 2340 of 2007 under Sections 323, 498A, 307/34 of the I.P.C. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant Sugga Devi, who alleged that shortly after marriage when she went to her matrimonial house, the petitioner and other in-laws started demanding a motorcycle in dowry and due to non-fulfillment of the demand she was tortured and harassed and she was also ousted from her matrimonial house. It is further alleged that a Panchaity was also held and petitioner promised to keep the complainant with honour and dignity but it was not done and the torture and harassment continued again. She has stated that she was even tried to be burnt by pouring kerosene oil but on her cry the people of the locality assembled and saved her. She has further stated that the panchaity was again held but the petitioner and other in-laws were not ready to keep her in matrimonial house and that she had to come to her 2 Maika. It was also alleged in the complaint petition that the panches in the village did not feel any inclination for further panchaity saying that petitioner had filed some false case against the complainant and her Maika family members. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant but she is not ready to live with the petitioner. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate, appearing for the complainant submits that the petitioner and other family members of the matrimonial house had continued torture and harassment to the complainant due to non- fulfillment of the demand of dowry and that they also lodged cases against her as defence measure. In the facts and circumstances, I do not feel inclined to allow anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. Mkr. (C.M. Prasad, J.)