IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.40035 of 2010 2 9.11.2010 Pawan Kumar Singh @ Mannu S/o Late Deoki Singh, resident of Village Sondiha Basa Dighour, P.S. Beldaur, District Khagaria VERSUS The State of Bihar -------- Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has prayed for anticipatory bail in a case under Section 498A IPC. His defence is that he was not married in the eyes of law and when petitioner was forced to undergo the formalities of marriage on 13.5.2010, he filed a complaint case against the other side on 15.5.2007 vide Annexure A. The present complaint case appears to have been filed on 25.5.2007 alleging torture to the complainant who has claimed that marriage was on 5.2.2007. Cognizance has been taken in both the cases. In the facts of case, the prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, petitioner, Pawan Kumar Singh @ Mannu, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.7000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to - 2 - the satisfaction of SDJM, Khagaria in connection with Complaint Case No.514C/ 07, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)