Mithun Prasad Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1455 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -926 Year- 2013 Thana -MUNGER COMPLAINT CASE DistrictMUNGER ====================================================== Mithun Prasad Verma .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Surendra Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-01-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 16 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is still ready to keep the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1455 of 2015 (2) dt.14-01-2015 2/3 complainant as wife, with full dignity and honour."

It is further submitted that the petitioner filed matrimonial case for restitution of the conjugal life and thereafter, the present complaint has been filed. 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, Munger in connection with Complaint Case No. 926C of 2013, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant for her appearance when on her appearance, the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1455 of 2015 (2) dt.14-01-2015 3/3 (iii) if the complainant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T