IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33722 of 2010 SUNIL KUMAR PANDEY, son of late Triloki nath Pandey, resident of village Harpur Karal, P.S. Baniapur, District Chapra. ……… Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……. Opp. Party. ----------- 2. 15.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner being the husband is languishing in custody since 07.07.2010 in connection with a case registered under Section 498A of the I.P.C. and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he got married in the year 1991 and in the year 1992 the wife deserted the husband and ran away from the in-laws house for which a Sanha was lodged contained in Annexure-2. It is submitted by Mr. Siya Ram Shahi, learned counsel for the informant, that the present complaint case was lodged on 24.03.1999 whereas the F.I.R. was registered on 14.06.1999 and only after filing of criminal writ the petitioner has surrendered. It is further submitted that trial could not be conducted due 2 to absconsion of petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner has performed the second marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to appear on every date regularly. Considering the nature of offence and period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Barh, Patna, in connection with Barh (Athamal Gola) P.S. Case No. 187 of 1999. The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if the petitioner fails to appear on two consecutive dates during trial. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)