IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37333 of 2008 ---- MD.DAUD son of Md. Imam, resident of Village- Jhumka, P.S.- Sikta, District- West Champaran Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 30.09.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioners. Petitioner is an accused for the offence under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the present complaint has been filed after more than twenty years of marriage. It is further submitted that the complainant herself has stated in the complaint that for a period of ten years after the marriage she was living in her matrimonial house decently and had no complain. It is further submitted that the present case has been lodged since the father of the complainant is in habit of demanding money from the petitioner, who got the job of Professor later and on account of this petitioner also lodged a complaint as contained in Annexure-3. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State is not in position to refute the above submissions. Having considered the submissions, as noticed - 2 - above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Md. Daud 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, in connection with Bairia P.S.Case No. 90 of 2007, Complaint Case No. 2216 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)