IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46421 of 2008 AMIT SHEKHAR JHA S/O LATE GOVIND JHA, R/O MOHALLA ADARSH NAGAR COLONY, GOSHALA ROAD, P.S & DIST. MADHUBANI. ---- PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR -----OPP. PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Vipin Kumar, Advocate. For the State: Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP 04. 20.04.2009 Heard both sides. The sole petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 498(A) and 379 of the Penal Code. It is submitted that the present complaint has been lodged on 21.07.2007 whereas much prior to that in the month of March 2007 itself the petitioner has filed a divorce application. It is further stated that there was amicable settlement between the parties whereunder the petitioner was to withdraw the divorce application and the complainant was to withdraw the present application. In pursuance of the said agreement, the petitioner had withdrawn the divorce application on 08.05.2008, whereas the complainant did not withdraw the application. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to admit the petitioner to anticipatory bail. 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. 2 10,000/- ( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur in connection with Tr. No. 2150 of 2008 arising out of Complaint Case No. 575 of 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)