Alok Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26325 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -203 Year- 2014 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- SIWAN ====================================================== Alok Singh son of Bharat Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Shobha Devi wife of Alok Singh, D/O Satyadei Singh .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2015 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 341/323/498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 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 is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 12 of the petition which reads as follows:-

12. That the petitioner is ready to keep her wife/ informant with full honour and dignity."

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26325 of 2015 (2) dt.20-07-2015 2/2 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, Siwan in connection with Siwan (Mahila) P.S. Case No.203 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 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