IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42374 of 2009 BELAL AHMAD, SON OF LATE MAULANA SULEMAN @ SULEMAN MUKHTAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARIHARGANJ, P.S. NASRIGANJ, DISTRICT-ROHTAS…………..PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR………………………OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Ravi Ranjan and Malay Kumar Choudhary, Advocates. For the State : Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 8.12.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is the husband of the victim daughter of informant. Upon the direction of this Court in Criminal Misc. No.22504 of 2009, the petitioner on several occasions approached his wife for reconciliation and to bring her back to his house but on each occasion she refused. However, the wife appeared before the learned Sessions Judge and though had stated that the petitioner never approached her but she had 2 refused to resume her matrimonial relationship because of the past experience with the petitioner which is manifest from the order of the learned Sessions Judge, whereby he has refused the prayer for bail of this petitioner. It has also been submitted that the petitioner had filed Matrimonial Case No.28 of 2008 for the restitution of conjugal rights but the wife did not appear in that case despite the publication of notice in the newspaper. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 14.10.2009. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, Belal Ahmad, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Complaint Case No.182/08. P.S. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)