IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11275 of 2009 SONADHARI SINGH son of Late Ram Nagina Singh, R/O village Pawana, P.s.Pawana, District-Bhojpur. Versus STATE OF BIHAR & Anr. ------- 4. 12.8.2009. Petitioner, the husband of the victim lady, has been made an accused in a case arising out of Ayer P.S.Case No.70 of 2008 registered under section 498A and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The prosecution case, according to the complaint petition which has been subsequently turned into first information report under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure at the instance of the wife who is the complainant, interalia, alleges harassment, torture and demand of dowry against the petitioner. At the instance of the trial court, the complainant was summoned and efforts to compromise the issue were made, but she refused to return to the matrimonial home. The petitioner is in custody since 10.12.2008. Having heard learned counsel for the 2 parties and considering the facts and circumstance of the case, the petitioner, Sonadahri Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (ten thousand) with two sureties of the lime amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ara in connection with the Ayer P.S.Case No.70 of 2008. ahk (Jyoti Saran)