IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39187 of 2006 1. KRISHNA RAI, S/o Shankar Rai 2. SHANKAR RAI, S/o Parchhi Rai 3. RAM DAIYA DEVI, S/o Shankar Rai All are resident of village – Jilakabad Mathia, P.S. – Garkha, District – Saran. …. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. KIRAN DEVI, W/o Krishna Rai, D/o Vishwanath Prasad Yadav, R/o Jilkabad Gatiya, P.S. Garkha, District – Saran, presently at Binchi Bathar, P.S. Chapra Muffasil, District – Saran. …. Opp. Parties. ----------- 08/ 31.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State and the complainant. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a complaint case registered for the offence under Sections 498A, 494 of the Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations as set out in the complaint petition is not correct that he has taken a second wife, which fact is vehemently opposed by the counsel for O.P. No. 2, who states that petitioner no. 1 having married second time is residing at Delhi with his second wife and earning a sum of Rs.6,000/- per month. When such submission was made, this court called upon the petitioners to pay at least Rs.2,000/- per month as maintenance to O.P. No. 2, the counsel for the petitioners declined to do so. In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners in the event of arrest, which is, accordingly, dismissed with direction to the petitioners to surrender in the court - 2 - within four weeks from today and apply for regular bail which should be considered in accordance with law. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)