Birendra Kumar Singh @ Birendra Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26076 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -648 Year- 2014 Thana -PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPURNIA ====================================================== Birendra Kumar Singh @ Birendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

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State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Renu Kumari(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2015 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 Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The basic accusation is of torture.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour and also filed a matrimonial case for restitution of the conjugal life. A statement to that effect has been made in para 6 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That it is relevant to mention here that the petitioner is still ready to keep his wife with full dignity, and this connection the petitioner filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act for restitution of conjugal life bearing Matrimonial Case No. 626 of 2013."

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26076 of 2015 (2) dt.02-07-2015 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 Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 648 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