IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1995 of 2010 SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA, son of Dishnath Prasad, resident of village Murar, P.S. Murar, District- Buxar… Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 25.02.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner, counsel for the State as also counsel for the informant. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail for offence under Section 498 A and other allied sections of Indian Penal Code as also Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act mainly on the ground that the situation are such in which the husband-petitioner cannot live together with the informant-wife. Counsel for the petitioner on instruction has also submitted that the petitioner is also not prepared to pay more than a sum of Rs.3000/- per month towards the maintenance of his wife and one son aged about three years. Counsel for the informant submits that there has been details given in the FIR which would go to show that the income of the petitioner is to the tune of Rs.1.5 Lakh per month and in such a situation offer of Rs.3000/- per month towards the maintenance is a pittance. 2 That being so, when the petitioner is neither prepared to take back the wife nor is ready to pay the adequate amount of monthly maintenance to support his wife and minor son aged about five years, his hardened attitude read in the light of the direct allegations of causing mental and physical torture for dowry becomes absolutely clear and therefore this Court would not find the present case fit for grant of anticipatory bail. However, in the event the petitioner would surrender and move for regular bail, the court below would consider his such prayer for regular bail on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. With the aforesaid observations, this application for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby dismissed. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)