IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2041 of 2010 DHARMENDRA SHARMA, son of Sri Chandrama Sharma, village Chausa, PS Panapur, District Saran – petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 2 21.1.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under section 498A of the Penal Code and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner who is the husband is alleged to have tortured his wife due to demand of dowry. The lady appeared in the court below and supported the allegations and also disclosed that her husband was living in Calcutta and had remarried another lady and, therefore, she has been kicked out from the house. The court below entered into reconciliation process but that failed due to the aforesaid facts. Considering the allegations aforesaid I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. This application is dismissed. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)