IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.55317 of 2007 NIRANJAN KUMAR BARANWAL & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 7. 10.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case for the offences registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The allegations against the petitioners are to the effect that they demanded dowry of Rs. 1,00000/- and on failure the complainant was assaulted and tortured. It is submitted that the petitioners are innocent. However, there is absolutely no allegation against petitioner no. 2 Learned counsel for the complainant submits that the petitioners alongwith the family members have committed the offence as alleged in the complaint. Considering the submissions as made above, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner no. 2, Ashok Prasad Barnwal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount 2 each to the satisfaction of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 988 of 2006 corresponding to Trial No. 1434 of 2006 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as petitioner no. 1, Niranjan Kumar Barnwaal is concerned, considering the nature of allegation against petitioner no. 1, I am not inclined to grant bail to petitioner no. 1. Accordingly, the same is rejected. Jagdish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)