PATNA, India, March 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on March 4:

Heard learned counsels for the parties. Despite valid service of notice , nobody appears on behalf of Opposite party No. 2.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A of IPC .

3 . The prosecution case , in brief, is that marriage of the complainant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2008 and after marriage, complainant went to her in-laws house . It is alleged that after marriage, all the accused persons, including this petitioner, started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry the complainant was tortured and ousted from her matrimonial house .

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