IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36567 of 2009 SANTOSH KUMAR,son of Krishna Mahto,resident of village-Saistapur,P.S.-Athmalgola, District-Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Kalswati Devi,w/o Santosh Kumar, village-Saristapur,P.S.- Athmalgola,Dist.-Patna, at present D/o Arjun Prasad,village-Shamabad,P.S.- Rahui,Dist.-Nalanda. ----------- 04/ 29-03-2010 Heard Mr. Satyendra Kumar Sinha No.2, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Dashrath Mehta, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner apprehends is arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.803C/2000 in which cognizance has been taken under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the complaint case petitioner is the husband of the complainant and there is allegation of demand of dowry and torture. Learned counsel for the petitioner disputes the very factum of marriage and he submits that the complainant is not legally wedded wife of the petitioner. He further states that in the aforesaid background there is no chance of compromise between the parties. In that view of the matter and also on the ground that complaint petition was filed about ten years ago in the year 2000, and the petitioner has approached this Court after more than 9 years, this application for anticipatory bail filed on behalf of the petitioner is dismissed. Petitioner must surrender in the court below within four 2 weeks from today and, if so advised, seek regular bail. If such prayer is made, then that shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. However, petitioner shall be at liberty to raise all the issues before the court below for the purpose of grant of bail. The court below is further directed to make all endeavours to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible preferably within a period of six months from today. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)