Zafar Eqbal @ Munna @ Jafar Equbal @ Munna @ Jafar Eqwal @ Muna v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57678 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -760 Year- 2014 Thana -PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPURNIA ====================================================== Zafar Eqbal @ Munna @ Jafar Equbal @ Munna @ Jafar Eqwal @ Muna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kamal Kishore Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. A.Haque Sahara (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier police case was registered when on completion of investigation, the petitioner was not sent up for trial but differing with the final form, on protest, cognizance has been taken. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57678 of 2015 (2) dt.08-01-2016 2/3 keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 13 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is still ready to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour."

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 SDJM, Purnia in connection with Complaint Case No. 760 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57678 of 2015 (2) dt.08-01-2016 3/3 gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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