IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33743 of 2008 1. KALAWATI DEVI W/o- Ram Niwas Pandey Resident of Village – Baradih P.S.- Sikraul District - Buxar Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 23.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner in the complaint with regard to dowry is general in nature. It is further submitted that the present complaint has been lodged for ulterior purpose since the brother of the husband of the complainant had filed a case alleging disappearance of his brother from his in-laws’ place where he was staying alongwith the complainant. It is further submitted that the said case was dismissed for want of prosecution because the family of the complainant assured that the brother of the husband of the complainant would come back. The same did not - 2 - materialize. In the said circumstances brother of the husband of the complainant again filed a complaint case no. 20C of 2005 alleging disappearance of his brother. It is further submitted that some other co- accused persons have been allowed bail by this court vide order dated 23.07.2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24813 of 2008. Certified copy of the order Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Complaint Case No. 587(c)/2003 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)