IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8521 of 2011 Ramesh Singh Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors ----------- 04. 28.09.2011 The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under Sections 498A, 379 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. On 06.04.2011, the notices were issued to the complainant. In spite of valid service of notice the complainant is not appearing. The matter is also adjourned on 08.09.2011 when the opposite party no.2 was not present. Though, the accusations are of torture, second marriage and demand of dowry, but from perusal of the complaint, it appears that the complainant Pratima Devi claims Ramesh Singh as her husband whereas one Bimala Devi has filed another complaint case No. 1136 of 2008 in which she has claimed herself to be the wife of Kapildeo Prasad Sahni with whom she alleged that the present complainant 2 Pratima Devi was also married. Since in spite of valid service of notice, the complainant is not appearing, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 1543/2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)