IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22158 of 2011 Amit Jha @ Amit Kumar Jha son of Shashi Bhusan Jha, resident of Mohalla-Ahani Compound, Ramnagar, P.S.-Ramnagar, Dist.-West Champaran at Bettiah Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Rachna Jha W/o Amit Jha daughter of Rabi Jha, Resident of Nepali Tola, near Middle School, P.S.-Ramnagar, Dist.-West Champaran at Bettiah. ----------- 2. 13.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 189 of 2010 registered for the offence under sections 498A and 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section ¾ of he Dowry Prohibition Act, the petitioners has prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that admittedly marriage had taken place in the year 2004 and first information report has been registered on 27.6.2010. According to the petitioner, no specific date has been given in the first information report with respect to the date on which she was driven out from her matrimonial home. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the couple is blessed with a child of 2 ½ years and the informant was never subjected to cruelty. However, due to incompatibility the informant has lodged a false case. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail mainly on the ground that being husband it is his prime duty to maintain his wife with dignity and honour. Taking into consideration the aforesaid fact as also the 2 fact that the marriage had taken place about six years back and no specific date has been mentioned with respect to the date on which the informant is said to have been driven out from the her matrimonial home, let the petitioner, namely, Amit Jha @ Amit Kumar Jha in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M., Bagaha, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No.189 of 2010. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)