IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8026 of 2008 SUNIL MAHTO son of Krishna Mahto, resident of village- Fulwaria, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran at Chapra Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. UMRAWATI DEVI daughter of Kedar Mahto wife of Sunil Mahto, resident of village- Fulwaria, P.S. Garkha, District- Saran at Chapra, at present- Agamkuan, Chhoti Pahari, District- Patna ----------- 5 07.11.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused for the offence under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that that the allegations levelled are vague and general in nature, and as a matter of fact, the complainant and her father are bent upon to harass the petitioner, as would be appearing on perusal of Annexure-2 the complaint filed by the father of the complainant for the alleged offence under sections 304B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code alleging that her daughter i.e. the complainant has been killed by the petitioner’s family whereas the complainant herself has filed the present complaint in the year 2006 i.e. after three years of the complaint filed by her father. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail, however, he is not in position - 2 - to refute the above submissions. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Sunil Mahto 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with C.N. 1106 of 2006 corresponding to Tr. No. 3606 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)