Suraj Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6970 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -13 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- MUNGER ====================================================== Suraj Patel Son of Late Sikandar Patel, .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tarkeshwar Pd. Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. U.S.P Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-02-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner admits his marriage with the informant and has filed Matrimonial Suit No. 149/2015 for restitution of conjugal rights.

It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 10 of the petition which reads as follows:-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6970 of 2016 (2) dt.11-02-2016 2/2 "10. That the petitioner and her in-laws have no any complaint or grievance and demand against the informant and they wish to keep her with all honour and dignity, respect and comfort and safety and security."

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Munger in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No.13/2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the informant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below in three eventualities (i) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored (ii) if the informant fails to appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the informant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T