IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3872 of 2010 SURENDRA SHARMA, SON OF RAM CHANDRA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MALPUR, P.S. PATEPUR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI……………………………………… PETITIONER Versus 1.STATE OF BIHAR 2. SANJU DEVI WIFE OF SURENDRA SHARMA, D/O LATE RAJESHWAR SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MANIARPUR, P.S. BIDUPUR,DISTRICT- VAISHALI, AT HAJIPUR ……………………………………… OPP.PARTIES ---------- 3 3-5-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is husband of the alleged victim in a case under section 498-A and 504 of the I.P.C. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Considering the special responsibility upon the petitioner as husband of the victim and the allegation, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. If the petitioner surrenders in the court below within ten weeks and satisfies the court that he has compromised his differences with his wife, in that event, prayer for regular bail shall be considered favourably on the date of surrender itself. Otherwise also the prayer shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. For a period of ten weeks no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in connection with Complaint Case No. 2827 of 2008 pending in the court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) 2