IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37070 of 2009 1. PREM KUMAR S/O RAJ KUMAR R/O PLOT NO.12, OLD GARAIN MARKET STATION AREA, TEHSIL NILIKHERI, P.S.- BUTANA, DISTT.- KARNAL IN THE STATE OF HARYANA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 19.2.2010 Petitioner has prayed for anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 893© of 2008 registered for offence under Sections 498A, 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner as well as Opposite party- Complainant is present in Chamber. Interim relief was allowed to the petitioner vide order 18.1.2010. The Opposite party-complainant informs the Court that an ex parte order of divorce has been obtained by the petitioner from Matrimonial Court, at Karnal. It is also submitted by the counsel for Opposite party that on account of false statement made by the petitioner before the Matrimonial Court, regarding his financial status, she has not been allowed proper maintenance. Time was allowed to the petitioner to find out solution for one time settlement. It seems that petitioner is not ready to resolve the dispute and make payment of any respectable amount to Opposite party 2 as one time settlement, suited to social and financial status of the parties. Within that period of six months of her marriage, the complainant was tortured and finally ousted from the house by the petitioner. Considering all these facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar