Mukta Nath v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.24992 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -599 Year- 2014 Thana -PHULWARI District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Mukta Nath son of Sri Kamlesh Prasad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Smt. Khusboo Kumari wife of Sri Mukta Nath,. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahmood Alam For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.N. Thakur(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-06-2015 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 341, 323, 504 and 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 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 11 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner humbly undertakes to keep the informant and minor baby with full dignity and honour."

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24992 of 2015 (2) dt.30-06-2015 2/2 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 599 of 2014, 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. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the complainant 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) Amrendra/- U T