IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48170 of 2008 MD.SARFUDDIN @ SARFUDDIN AHMAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 03.12.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant, who has appeared suo motu. The petitioner, who is the husband, apprehends arrest in a Police case under Sections 498 A, 307 and other provisions of the Penal Code and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The submission on behalf of the husband is that he has filed Divorce case No. 39 of 2008. The submission on behalf of the informant is that she was willing to go back to the matrimonial home if she was kept with honour and dignity. For reasons of the filing of the case of divorce when there are no allegation of the nature to invoke Section 307 of the Penal Code, this Court considers it proper to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the petitioner, abovenamed surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, when he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Jamui in Jamui P.S. case No. 98 of 2008, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The submission made on behalf of the informant 2 persuades this Court to direct that the issue of matrimonial harmony is a matter to be appropriately kept in mind both in the divorce matter as also in the trial before the Magistrate. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)