IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11435 of 2010 MUNNA KUMAR SON OF LATE SUJINDAR KUMAR , RESIDENT OF VILLAGE – MANI CHAK, P.S. MASAURHI, DISTRICT- PATNA………………………………………………. PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR…………………………………… OPP.PARTY ----------- 2 5-5-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is alleged to be husband of the alleged victim girl in a case under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It appears that there is a strong dispute whether there was any actual marriage between the parties or not and a categorical stand has been taken on behalf of the petitioner in a matrimonial suit filed much earlier to the present case that the petitioner was a minor boy born on 13-3-1991 and in the year 2008 he was kidnapped for a day and drama of marriage was enacted and on the intervention of well-wishers of both the family the matter was settled and hence no criminal case was lodged but again the claim of marriage has been revived. Considering the facts stated in the matrimonial suit filed much earlier to the lodging of the complaint case the payer of the petitioner for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, let petitioner Munna Kumar be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.7,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M. Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 62 ( C )/09, subject to the conditions laid down under sections 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)