IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.642 of 2009 SUNIL SAHU @ SUNIL SAH, son of Doma Sah, Resident of village – Parmanpur, Police Station – Nawanagar, District – Buxar. .......................... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ........... Opp. Party ----------- 3 21.04.2009 The petitioner submits that he was granted anticipatory bail in a case under Section 498A of the IPC with the condition that he will deposit a sum of Rs.75,000/- in the learned court below within a period of one month and thereafter he should be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each. Learned counsel relied upon a decision of Hon’ble Apex Court reported in 2004(XIII) S.C.C. page 457 in case of Sheikh Ayub Vs. State of M.P. In the aforesaid case the Apex Court while upholding the direction to furnish surety bond of Rs.50,000/- held that direction to deposit Rs.2,50,000/- was not warranted as one of the condition for grant of bail. In view of aforesaid submissions the conditions imposed by the learned court below is modified to that extent that petitioner - 2 - would be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing cash surety of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with another surety of like amount within a period of four weeks from today. Let the order be communicated to the court of Sri A.K. Srivastava, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class Buxar in connection with Complaint Case No. 873(c) of 2007 through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Kundan (S. P. Singh, J.)