IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8862 of 2010 SANJAY SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 02. 12.03.2010 Heard both sides. Petitioner, who is husband, has approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 341, 323, 498(A) of the Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is contended that after nine years of marriage the present case has been lodged. The marriage had already produced three offspring. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to annexure-3, which is an application filed before the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Buxar, seeking divorce. He draws attention of the Court to the statement made in paragraph nos. 8, 12, and 13 of the said application which provided an occasion to file suit for divorce. It is further submitted that two months thereafter the present complaint has been lodged. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, petitioner, named above, is directed to 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 CJM, Buxar in connection with Itarhi P.S. Case no. 96 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)