IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33449 of 2008 PADAM PRAKASH SHUKLA @ PADMA PRAKASH SHUKLA S/O SHRI KRISHNA KANT SHUKLA R/O VILL. DUMNAGAR KACHAHARI TOLA, P.S. NAUTAN, DIST. WEST CHAMPARAN. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 20.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and also the counsel appearing for the complainant. Petitioner is accused in a case registered for the offences Under Sections 494,498A/34of the Indiana Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the complaint has been filed after more than 16 years of the marriage alleging the demand of dowry. However, the complainant herself has alleged that soon after the marriage the demand was made. It is further submitted that the complainant has filed this case for ulterior motive since the petitioner had already filed a petition for divorce which would appear on perusal of the order sheet of Matrimonial Case No. 145 of 2007. It is further submitted that the complainant had filed a separate case for claiming maintenance vide Case No. 141M/2007, Annexure-6 and 6/1. Considering the above, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10.000/- ( Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, Dist. West Champaran in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 188 of - 2 - 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Sym ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)