IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35599 of 2011 Sharawan Sahu, S/o Sri Ramdeo Sahu, resident of village-Parhari, P.S.- Marauna, District-Supaul. ………Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ………Opp. Party. ----------- 2 21.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is stated that initially a complaint was filed which was sent to the police for institution of F.I.R. and accordingly, the present police case was registered and investigation was taken up. It is also submitted that the alleged marriage admittedly took place six years ago. The petitioner is husband of the informant. He denies the allegations made in the F.I.R. and submits that the allegations are improbable. There is no injury report annexed with the complaint. No specific date has been mentioned as to when she was subjected to cruelty. The allegation is that on three different occasions attempt was made to set her on fire after pouring kerosene oil upon her and on all the three occasions by the grace of God and due to the intervention of neighbours nothing untoward happened is a cock and bull story which no one can believe. It is submitted that the informant is a short tempered lady and she has herself abandoned her matrimonial house. 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, namely Sharawan Sahu in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Marauna P.S. Case No. 86 of 2009 (arising out of Complaint Case No. 1243C/2009) subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)