IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23660 of 2011 Santosh Kumar, Son of Parmeshwar Singh, resident of Village-Matirajpur, P.S.-Garkha, District-Saran at Chapra. ……..Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar …….Opp. Party. ----------- 2. 20.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under sections 341, 323, 498 (A), 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. As per allegation, the information has alleged that his daughter was subjected to cruelty for non- fulfillment of demand of dowry and ultimately she was driven out of her matrimonial house on 19.11.2010 after retaining her ornaments, etc. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no truth behind the allegation. The daughter of the informant was being kept with dignity and honour in her matrimonial house. She out of her own abandoned matrimonial house due to incompatibility in marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that according to the F.I.R., informant’s daughter was driven out after subjecting her to cruelty 2 and snatching her ornaments, etc on 19.11.2010 but the F.I.R. has been instituted on 20.12.2010. No reasonable explanation has been given for the delay of more than one month in institution of the F.I.R. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. Taking into consideration the fact that case arises out of matrimonial dispute, let the petitioner, namely, Santosh Kumar 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 259 of 2010. Sanjeet/ (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)