Mannu Pandit v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40312 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2157 Year- 2013 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- BANKA ====================================================== Mannu Pandit, son of Raj Kishore Mandal, resident of VillageRajgangapur(Musahari Tola) P.S.-Sultangan, District-Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Khushbu Devi, wife of Mannu Pandit, resident of VillageRajgangapur(Mushahari Tola), P.S.-Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur, at present daughter of Anil Pandit, Village-Kathdar, P.S.-Fulli Dumar, District-Banka, Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shiwesh Chandra Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ajay Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-09-2016 The petitioner being husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case wherein processes were 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 basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfilment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to keep the complainant with 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 ready

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40312 of 2016 (2) dt.20-09-2016 2/2 to keep his wife(complainant) with full dignity and honour."

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Complaint Case No. 2157 of 2013. Let learned Court below issue notice to the complainant and fix a date for her appearance. On appearance, the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned Court below in three eventualities (i) On substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony within a period of six months (ii) If the complainant fails to appear before learned Court below (iii) If the complainant is reluctant to reconcile the issue. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Shageer/- U T