Deepak Ram v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.36027 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -405 Year- 2014 Thana -MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictMUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Deepak Ram son of Narayan Ram resident of Mohalla- Dharampur Ward No. 2, P.S. Samastipur Town, District Samastipur .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Bebi Devi wife of Deepak Ram,daughter of Ram Chandra Ram resident of Mohalla Chhoti Saraiyaganj near Bharat Jalpa, P.S. Muzaffarpur town, District Muzaffarpur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-08-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under sections 498A, 494 of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and he is ready to keep the complainant with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 10 of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36027 of 2016 (2) dt.22-08-2016 petition. It is further submitted that the petitioner has not performed second marriage with Laxmi Devi. Statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 9 of the petition. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the abovenamed petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months, in the event of his 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 the S.D.J.M., East, Muzaffarpur in Complaint Case No. 405/2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the 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 the 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) Surendra/- U

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