IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22699 of 2011 Md. Balal, son of late Sekh Ashir, Resident of Village-Barbanna, P.S.-Palasi, District-Araria. Petitioner. Versus (1) The State of Bihar. (2) Shahin Praveen, W/o Md. Balal, Daughter of Md. Mojib, Resident of village-Duba, Police Station-Jokihar, District-Araria. Opposite parties. ----------- 2 15-07-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1996 c of 2010 registered for the offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. As per prosecution case it is alleged that the complainant was subjected to physical and mental cruelty on account of non-fulfilment of demand of dowry and ultimately she was driven out from her matrimonial home. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case is of a matrimonial discord and the allegation of subjecting the complainant to cruelty is not true. Learned counsel for petitioner further submits that admittedly the marriage has taken place 4 years ago and there was no previous complaint with respect to subjecting the complainant to cruelty. 2 He further submits that though, as per allegation, the complainant is said to have been driven out of her matrimonial house on 06-06-2010, but the complaint was lodged on 17-6- 2010. Be that as it may, taking into consideration the fact that the case arises out of complaint, let the petitioner namely, Md. Balal in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Complaint Case No. 1996c of 2010. Kamlesh/ ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)