IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24169 of 2011 Laxman Paswan S/o Raj Ballabh Paswan, R/o Gulmahiya Chak, (Sabalpur), P.S.-Didarganj, District-Patna. ……..Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar. ……..Opposite Party ----------- 02 22.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The present case arises out of a complaint in which cognizance has been taken for the offence under section 498-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is husband of the complainant. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that admittedly the marriage had taken place in 2005. The couple was blessed with a child. As per prosecution case, the complainant was subjected to cruelty on various occasions for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. From the perusal of complaint, it would transpire that there is allegation that on 31.01.2009 at about 12 O’ clock in the night, the accused persons named in the complaint, who are ten in number tried to kill her by sprinkling kerosene oil and putting her on fire, but somehow she could manage to rescue herself. It is submitted that the present case has been instituted on 12.08.2009. There is no reasonable explanation as to why the case was instituted after more than six months of the alleged incident when the complainant was attempted to be killed. It is also submitted that the entire narration given in the complaint seems to be highly improbable and the complaint is vexatious in nature. 2 Taking into consideration the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, namely, Laxman Paswan, in the event of his arrest or surrender before learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda), in connection with Complaint Case No. 678 (c) of 2009. Safik (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)