IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33677 of 2008 PINTU KUMAR @ PINTU DAS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 04.09.2008 Heard. The marriage of the petitioner with the complainant was solemnized in the year, 2000 and after six years she came up with a petition of complaint alleging that for not paying up Rs.25,000/- as additional dowry, she was threatened to be killed and after being tortured, she was expelled from her matrimonial house. The contention is that the petitioner had filed a petition for restitution of his conjugal rights before the Principal Judge in 2005 and that was pending and that indicated that the petitioner had never the company of the complainant as she was not residing with him and, as such, there could not be any question of ill-treating or torturing. It is further contended that a notice was issued by the court below seeking the appearance of complainant, but she did not appear. Regard being had to the facts of the case, the pendency of the petition under Section 9 of the Hindu - 2 - Marriage Act and the period of custody, let petitioner Pintu Kumar @ Pintu Das be released from custody on furnishing a bond of Rs.3,000/- (three thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Banka in connection with Complaint Case No. 779 of 2006. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J)