IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48415 of 2007 JITENDRA SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 01.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Opposite Party no. 2 and the State Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Section 498(a) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the present complaint has been filed for ulterior purpose after the petitioner filed an application for divorce by matrimonial case no. 40 of 2006 as contained in Annexure-2 in which the Opposite Party No. 2 has appeared. It is further submitted that the complainant also filed an application for maintenance. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Opposite Party no. 2 submits that the complainant was compelled to leave the matrimonial house of the petitioner in view of the compelling circumstances created by this petitioner as well as the members of the in-laws family. Having considered the submissions as noted above, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Jitendra Singh 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 S.D.J.M., Gaya in connection with Complaint - 2 - Case No. 1087 of 2006 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)