Subodh Kumar Ram v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48696 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -216 Year- 2014 Thana -SITAMARHI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Subodh Kumar Ram son of Shri Ramdhari Ram, R/o Village- Badwa Khurd, Tola Bhagwanpur, P.S.- Kundwa Chainpur, District- East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Sangeeta Devi daughter of Sri Ratneshwar Prasad R/o MohallaRajopatti, Ward No.7, P.S. & District- Sitamarhi. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Gulnar Begum (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The basic accusation is of torture.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 9 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is ready to keep his wife

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48696 of 2015 (2) dt.13-10-2015 2/2 opposite party no.2 with full respect and dignity which deserves."

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, Sadar, Sitamarhi in connection with Complaint Case No. C1-216 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