IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36531 of 2010 SURYA NARAYAN PANDIT, Son of Late Nago Pandit, resident of Village-Bari Durga Asthan Kabaiya, P.S. Lakhisarai, District-Lakhisarai ------------------ Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 12-10-2010 Sri Murlidhar, learned counsel files Vakalatnama on behalf of informant. Let it be kept on record. Heard Sri Manoj Kumar No.3, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Murlidhar, learned counsel for the informant as well as Smt. Indu Bala Pandey, learned Addl.Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. The sole petitioner, who is in custody in Lakhisarai (Kabaiya O.P.) P.S. Case No.210 of 2010 for the offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is father-in-law of the informant and he is in jail since 29.09.2010. It has been submitted that the mother-in-law and brother of the husband of the informant have already been granted bail by the court below itself. Sri Murlidhar, learned counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State has also opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Keeping in view the nature of accusation as well as the fact that the mother-in-law and brother-in-law (Devar) of the 2 informant have already been granted bail by the court below, let the petitioner above named 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai ( Kabaiya O.P.) P.S. Case No.210 of 2010. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)