IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10022 of 2010 SAROJ UPADHAYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2/ 07.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner who is husband apprehends his arrest in a case registered under Section 498A, 313, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The allegation against him is that he tortured the informant for non-fulfillment of dowry. Learned counsel submits that the allegation is false and he further submits that he is ready to keep the informant. Having regard to the facts of the case, this court observes that, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six week from today before the court below of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hajipur, Vaishali and the informant also appears and expresses her desire to stay with him, then in that case, the learned Magistrate may grant him bail, otherwise, he would dispose of the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. Praful ( Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)