Shivam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56590 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -177 Year- 2015 Thana -SULTANGANJ District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Shivam Kumar S/o Bhanu Mandal Resident of village- Purani Durgasthan Gate No. 5, P.S. Sultanganj, District- Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. B.P.Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-12-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner being the husband of the informant is languishing in custody since 14.09.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfillment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits the marriage with the informant and he is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in para- 11 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the husband of the victim has ready to keep his wife in full dignity

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56590 of 2015 (2) dt.15-12-2015 and honour".

Considering the nature of accusation and the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 177 of 2015. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T