IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21356 of 2011 1. Doman Mahto @ Doman Mehta, S/o Late Munar Mahto. 2. Saraswati Devi, W/o Doman Mehta Both resident of Village-Mauzampur, P.S.-Bahera, District- Darbhanga. Presently residing at House No. 8212/24/11 S.T. No. 1106, Kabir Nagar, Dhaba Road, Ludhiana, Punjab. ………………….Petitioners. 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 petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 34 of 2011 registered for the offence under Sections 323, 307, 313, 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the marriage had taken place on 8.6.2008 and the allegation of assault made by the complainant is on 4.12.2010. The doctor examined injuries on the person of the complainant and found it simple. No case was registered on 4.12.2010 either by the complainant or at the instance of the doctor, who is alleged to have treated the complainant. The further allegation is that the case has been filed by the complainant after much delay on 06-07-2011, pursuant to which F.I.R. was registered on 9.5.2011. The petitioners are father-in- law and mother-in-law of the complainant. 2 It is submitted that admittedly the father-in-law resides at Ludhiana. The petitioner has brought a certificate of employer of Ludhiana, which goes to suggest that on 4.12.2010 he was on duty. The said certificate is annexure- 3 to the present application. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail on the ground mentioned in the F.I.R. and impugned order. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts as also the fact that the present F.I.R. has been registered pursuant to a complaint, let the petitioners, namely Doman Mahto @ Doman Mehta and Saraswati Devi in the event of their arrest at the hands of police or surrender before the Court below, be released on bail in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 34 of 2011 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Benipur, Darbhanga. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)