IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47103 of 2007 HEMANT SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 24.07.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1651 of 2006 registered for the offence alleged to have been committed under sections 498A/323 of the Indian Penal Code and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the present complaint has been filed for ulterior purposes. As a matter of fact, the petitioner has remained always ready to keep the complainant with all dignity and owner, but it is the complainant herself who is not interested in living with this petitioner. Considering the nature of allegations levelled against the petitioner, I do not feel inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is, accordingly, rejected. It goes without saying that in case petitioner on surrender makes an application for grant of regular bail in the Court below, the same shall be considered on its own merit in the light of the above submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, preferably on the same date, without being prejudiced by the present order rejecting his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)