Aditya Verma v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8199 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -191 Year- 2014 Thana -BODHGAYA District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Aditya Verma S/O Badri Mahto, resident of village- Kharanti, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Indu Devi, D/o Kashi Mahto, resident of village- Kandi, P.S.- Chandauti, District- Gaya .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravindra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Parties : Mr. Parmanand Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-02-2015 Petitioner being husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the I.P.C and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfilment of dowry demand. On instructions, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 14 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That it is stated that the petitioner is ready to keep her with full dignity and love affection............"

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8199 of 2015 (2) dt.26-02-2015 2/2 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 one year, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No. 191 of 2014. Let learned Court below issue notice to the informant and fix a date for her appearance. On appearance, the petitioner will take the informant 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 one year (ii) If the informant fails to appear before learned Court below (iii) If the informant is reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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