Ranjan Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46101 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1115 Year- 2012 Thana -NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE DistrictNAWADA ======================================================

1. Ranjan Singh Son of Rama Kant Singh resident of village- Thera, P.S.- Warsaliganj, District- Nawadah .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Anshu Devi D/o Masudan Singh Wife of Ranjan Singh Resident of village- Naiya, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Nawadah .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Gopesh Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-02-2015 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. The basic accusation is of torture for non fulfillment of dowry demands.

On instructions, it is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to the aforesaid effect has been made

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46101 of 2014 (2) dt.10-02-2015 2/3 in paragraph no. 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, but the complainant does not want to live with the petitioner as she used to fled away from matrimonial house." 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 Nawadah in connection with Complaint Case No. 1115 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant and 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 the learned court below in three eventualities - (i) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or (ii) if the complainant fails to appear before the learned court

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46101 of 2014 (2) dt.10-02-2015 3/3 below or (iii) if the complainant deliberately gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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