IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10139 of 2008 AJAY SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 05.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 498A, 504, 506 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted that the allegations are general in nature. However, the present complaint has been filed for ulterior purpose which would be evident on perusal of the application filed by the petitioner for restitution of conjugal rights as contained in Annexure- 2 which was filed prior to the filing of the present complaint case. In the said case despite service of notice the complainant has not appeared. He further submits that as a matter of fact, the complainant herself is not interest to marry with the petitioner, however, she wanted to marry with Amod Kumar who is happened to be the Devar of her elder sister. Learned counsel for the complainant submits that he has no instruction as to whether the complainant has appeared in the matrimonial case or not. Learned counsel for the State on perusal of the case diary submits that during investigation the witnesses have stated that the complaint did not want to marry with the petitioner as she wanted to marry with Amod Kumar, Devar of the sister. Having considered the submissions as noted above, it is - 2 - directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Ajay Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra in connection with Complaint Case No. 2189 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)