IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21345 of 2011 Badri Poddar, Son of Salender Poddar, R/o Village-Fuldobhi, P.S.-Falka, District-Katihar. ……….Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………Opposite Party. ----------- 2/- 06.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner happens to be husband of the complainant. He apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 694 of 2010 registered for the offence under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is a general and omnibus allegation against all the family members regarding subjecting the complainant to cruelty for demand of Rs. 50,000/- as dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complainant does not want to live with the petitioner and therefore, she has voluntarily left the matrimonial house out of her own sweet will. No specific allegation has been made against the petitioner. He further submits that the complainant herself says that she was sent by bus to her “Maika”. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 2 Taking into consideration the fact that the case arises out of a complaint in which there is general and omnibus allegation against all the family members, let the petitioner namely Badri Poddar in the event of his arrest at the hands of police or surrender before the Court below, be released on bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 694 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)