IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9944 of 2010 PHOOL MOHAMMAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR 2 3.5.2010 KHAN Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under section 498A of the Penal Code and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged by the complainant that the accused persons tortured her for non-fulfillment of demand of Rs.50,000/- for opening of a tailoring shop. It is further alleged that later on she gave a female child at her Naihar but none of the accused persons came to see her and her child. Counsel for the petitioner submits that he even offered before the learned Sessions Judge to get her back to his house to which the latter did not agree to go with him. He further submits that the prosecution side even assaulted him for which he has lodged a case as would be apparent from Annexure-2. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Phool Mohammad is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, in connection with Complaint Case No.1544 of 2007 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur subject to the condition that he shall not absent himself in the court below for two consecutive dates till three witnesses are examined in trial. (S.P.Singh,J) - 2 -