IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16483 of 2009 DAYANAND BARNAWAL @ DAYANAND Pd. BARNAWAL son of Late Mathura Modi, resident of village- Hussainabad, P.S.- Madhupur, District- Deoghar (Jharkhand). Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 29.07.2009 Heard the parties. The offence alleged is under sections 498A, 323 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that earlier he had filed an application for bail along with co-accused who is mother-in-law, however application on behalf of this petitioner was not pressed, and as such, the same was dismissed as not pressed on 20th October, 2008 (Annexure-1). It is further submitted that the petitioner is the father in law, who has been implicated in this case for ulterior purposes as would be appearing on perusal of the very complaint filed by the complainant in the district of Deoghar vide Madhupur P.S. Case No. 174 of 2007 registered on 9th October, 2007 (Annexure-5). It is further contended that in the said case the complainant did not allege anything against this petitioner whereas in the present complaint, the complainant alleges demand of dowry and torture on the part of this petitioner as well Learned counsel for the State opposes the 2 prayer for bail and submits that in the complaint there is specific allegation against this petitioner of demand and torture along with the husband of the complainant. In the facts and circumstances, it is directed that in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1410 (C ) of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)