Saket Kumar Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31965 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2507 Year- 2014 Thana -VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictVAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Saket Kumar Ranjan S/o Late Om Prakash Singh R/o village - Matiyara, P.S. Saray, District - Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Sonam Kumari W/o Saket Kumar Ranjan

3. Baliram Singh S/o Late Devendra Singh Both are resident of village - Rajapakar Tola, P.S. Rajapakar, District - Vaishali .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ahmad Ali(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2015 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 processes were directed to be issued after cognizance being taken under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The basic accusation is of torture for non fulfillment of dowry demands.

The petitioner admits marriage with the daughter of complainant. On instructions, it is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the daughter of the complainant as wife with full

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31965 of 2015 (2) dt.06-08-2015 2/3 dignity and honour. Statement to the aforesaid effect has been made in paragraph no. 9 of the petition, the relevant portion of which reads as follows:

".....yet he is ready to keep his wife with full dignity and respect "

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 Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Complaint Case No. 2507 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 daughter of the complainant and on her appearance the petitioner will take the daughter of the complainant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.

The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below in three eventualities - (i) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or (ii) if the daughter of the complainant fails to appear before the learned

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31965 of 2015 (2) dt.06-08-2015 3/3 court below or (iii) if the daughter of the complainant deliberately gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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