IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9085 of 2010 JITENDRA SINGH SON OF DEVENDRA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LAGMA P.S. SONBARSA, DISTRICT SAHARSA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. KANCHAN DEVI, WIFE OF JITENDRA SINGH, DAUGHTER OF LATE JAY KRISHNA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BABHNI P.S. GHAILARH DISTRICT MADHEPURA --------- 3 3-5-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is husband of the victim lady in a case u/s 498A of the IPC and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Considering the special responsibility upon the petitioner as husband and the allegations, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. If the petitioner surrenders in the court below, that is, Chief Judicial Magistrate Saharsa in complaint case no. 1702(c)/2008 within ten weeks and satisfies the court below that he has compromised the differences with his wife in that event, his prayer for regular bail shall be favorably considered on the date of surrender itself. Otherwise also the prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit. For ten weeks no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioner in connection with Complaint case no. 1702(c)/2008 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate Saharsa. BKS/ (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)