IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1535 of 2008 MD.KALIM @ ANGUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. ROSHAN ARRAH. For the petitioner : Mrs Shikha Kumari, Advocate For the state : Mr. S.R. Haque, APP 7 14.01.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. No body has appeared on behalf of the opposite party no. 2. The petitioner is husband. He has been made accused in a case instituted under section 498A of Indian Penal Code. Under order dated 18.2.2008, this court was pleased to grant him provisional bail for a period of two months impleading complainant as opposite party no. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that upon expiry of the said period, he has surrendered on 11.6.2008 and since then he is in custody. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has remained in custody for nearly over an year by now and no body appeared on behalf of the opposite party no. 2, this court is now persuaded to admit him to bail. Let petitioner abovenamed be released from custody on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 8,000/- (eight thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Gaya in connection with Kotwali P.S. case no. 167 of 2007 (Tr no. 2051/2007) subject to the condition that one of the bailer will be own family members. pkj (Kishore K. Mandal, J) - 2 -