IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31375 of 2009 BHAGWATI SAH @ LAXUMAN SAH, son of late Hira Sah, R/O village Panchpokhari,P.S.Baghaila (Nokha), District-Rohtas. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 16.10.2009. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is an accused in complaint Case No.743 of 2006 for the offences punishable under sections 498A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Substance of allegation as set out in the complaint petition is that the complainant is the second wife of the petitioner having got married on 27.1.2001 by reason of the fact that no children were born out of his first marriage. It is further complained that after six months of the marriage, demands were being made with regard to various items. Learned counsel for the petitioner denies very factum of the marriage with the complainant and also denied the allegation made therein. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I allow this application and direct that the petitioner, named 2 above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Complaint Case No.743 of 2006. ahk (Jyoti Saran,J.)