IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45639 of 2008 SANJAY JHA @ SANJAY KUMAR JHA S/O LATE CHANDRAKANT JHA, R/O VILL. BIRPUR, P.S. BASOPATTI, DIST. MADHUBANI. ----- PETITIONER. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. RANI DEVI, W/O SANJAY JHA R/O VILL. BIRPUR, P.S. BASOPATTI, DIST. MADHUBANI. ---- OPP. PARTIES. ----------- For the petitioner: Mrs.Namrata Mishra,Advocate. For the State: Mr. C.Jawahar, APP. 04. 27.04.2009 Heard both sides. The sole petitioner, who is husband of the informant, has approached this court for grant of anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Section 498 of the Penal Code and Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is general and omnibus. Referring to annexure-2, it has been submitted that the mother of the victim has filed an application before the officer-in-charge, Basopatti P.S. stating that the petitioner is innocent. Having regard to the facts appearing from the record, this court is persuaded to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. In the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today before the court below, above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the 2 like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case No. 14 of 2008, corresponding to G.R. No. 470 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)