AB 2277/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE H BARUAH Heard Mr. S Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. BB Gogoi, l earned Addl.Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is the husband of Mrs. Sahida Khatun, the first informant and the ir marriage was contacted on 27.08.2001 by registering a Kabinama. While the pet itioner and the first informant are living as husband and wife, the petitioner a longwith others whose names appear in the FIR, together demanded Rs. 1 lakh for purchasing autorikshaw. The amount indicated above was demanded from the father- in-law by the petitioner. However, Rs.50,000/- was provided to the petitioner by the informant’s father by mortgaging his landed property. The petitioner with t he money provided by his father-in-law amounting to Rs. 50,000/- purchased an autorikshaw. It is contended in the FIR t hat on account of not satisfying the demand of the petitioner and others, she ha d been mentally and physically tortured and had to lodge a complaint before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhubri and same being forwarded to the Office r-in- charge, Dhubri Police Station, Dhubri P.S Case No.271 of 2011 was register ed. The petitioner being the husband of the first informant being apprehensive of ar rest in connection with the aforesaid case filed this petition under section 438 of the Cr.P.C. to provide him the privilege of pre-arrest bail. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations brought in the c omplaint/FIR by the first informant are all false and at no point of time, the p etitioner and others demanded any dowry from the first informant or from her fat her. On the basis of submissions, allegations brought In the FIR and the materials collected by the I.O. so far, it gives an impress ion that on account of failure to provide per demand of the petitioner, the inf ormant was mentally and physically tortured. From the materials available in the case diary, I do not propose the prayer. Accordingly, this petition stands dismissed.