IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27830 of 2009 Lakhan Sharma, Son of Late Tapo Sharma, resident of Katahri, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District-Begusarai. -Petitioner. VERSUS The State of Bihar -Opposite Party. ----------- 02 17.09.2009 The petitioner is the father-in-law and apprehends his arrest in Complaint Case No.1214C of 2008 instituted by his daughter-in-law under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code read with Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complainant alleges that she was married to the son of the petitioner in the year 2004 and right from that time she was being troubled for dowry and virtually been thrown out of her Sasural. Petitioner submits that he stayed separately with his son and he has no concern with his son or daughter-in-law. He further states that there appeared to be serious dispute between the husband and the wife and husband has also filed a matrimonial suit for annulment of marriage. Be that as it may, in the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from to-day, the petitioner above named shall be released on bail on furnishing his bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Begusarai in connection with Complaint Case No.1214C of 2008, subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)