IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.14272 of 2008 SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 14.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 323, 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that a complaint has been filed for ulterior purpose, as a matter of fact the petitioner was married with one Arti Devi which would be evident from perusal of the complaint itself. Learned counsel for the complainant on the other hand submitted that petitioner was married with this complainant about 15 years back however she could not know about the marriage of the petitioner with Arti Devi earlier. It has also been alleged in the complaint that the said Arti Devi has died on 24.01.2007. Having considered the submissions as noted above and the materials brought on record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, namely, Satya Narain Prasad be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount 2 each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M,Jehanabad in connection with complaint case No.75/07 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. V.Pandey. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)