IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19841 of 2010 SHAMBHU KUMAR @ RANJEET KUMAR PASWAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 21.6.2010 Heard the parties. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case instituted for offences 498 A, 323, 341 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code as also ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. According to the prosecution case the petitioner happens to be the husband of the informant and marriage between the petitioner and informant was solemnized on 10.6.2009. Informant claims that she went to her matrimonial home after aforesaid marriage. She stayed there for about two days and during that period itself she was assaulted with fists and slaps etc by the petitioner and others and she was tortured in various manner. The petitioner and other accused persons are alleged to have made demand of further dowry of Rs. 2,00,000/- in cash, refrigerator, colour T.V and some other ornaments. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegations are false and concocted one. Be that as it may, in view of serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the entire occurrence having taken place within a period of eight months from the date of marriage, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the - 2 - petitioner in connection with Bariyarpur P.S. Case no. 8 of 2010, pending in the court of C.J.M, Munger is rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail if so advised. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J. ) M.Rahman