JUDGMENT Heard. The applicant is apprehending his arrest for offence u/s 498A IPC and Sec. 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No. 25/2000. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that as per Muslim Law, the wife was divorced on 9.5.2000. Copy of Talaknama has been placed on the record as Annexure A-1, and the payment of 'Mehar', and maintenance allowance, etc. by Bank drafts is evidenced by the documents placed on record as Annexures A-2 to A-4. It is only after the notice of Talaque that a report has been lodged by the wife. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation, the application is allowed. The applicant is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest, on his furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with one surety in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer. The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation as and when so required by the I.O. concerned and will also abide by the conditions u/s 438(2) CrPC. CC as per rules.