Rakesh Ranjan @ Raja v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.15933 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -594 Year- 2014 Thana -BETTIAH TOWN DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Rakesh Ranjan @ Raja Son of Sri Jagdish Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar No. 1 (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-04-2015 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 Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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

Factum of marriage between the petitioner and the informant and for their wedlock worth of child are admitted fact. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour.

Learned counsel for the informant submits that the informant accepts the offer of the petitioner but she apprehends due to past conduct of the petitioner. It is expected from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15933 of 2015 (2) dt.17-04-2015 2/2 petitioner to comply the undertaking given in two sequences, as stipulated in paragraph nos. 12 and 13 of the petition. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No.594 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Both sides shall appear before the learned court below on 13th May 2015 when 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 complainant fails to appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the complainant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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