IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37443 of 2008 ASHOK MAHTO @ ASHOK KUMAR MAHTO @ ASHOK PRASAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 23.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case for the offences registered under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that although the petitioner is husband, however, the allegations are general in nature against all the family members of this petitioner. It is submitted that the informant has filed this case for ulterior purpose as the informant herself has left the matrimonial home and made vague allegation against the petitioner that petitioner has married with another lady. It is further submitted that petitioner has filed a matrimonial suit in the family court vide Matrimonial Case No. 261 of 2007 on 6.6.2007 and the present case has been lodged on 3.3.2008 in retaliation of the same. It is further submitted that petitioner is still ready to keep the informant, however, the informant is not ready to live with the petitioner and also not appeared in the matrimonial case which was filed by the petitioner. Considering the submissions as made, , it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a 2 period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, Ashok Mahto @ Ashok Kumar Kr. Mahto @ Ashok Pd. be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)