Pankaj Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2061 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3927 Year- 2014 Thana -VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictVAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uma Nath Mishra(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-01-2016 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 basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand.

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 15 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner has filed divorce case before

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2061 of 2016 (2) dt.14-01-2016 2/3 the competent court thereafter, but he, being a responsible husband, is ready to keep and maintain the complainant/wife with dignity and honour, safety and security....."

It is further submitted that the petitioner is not emphasizing the issue of divorce.

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, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Complaint Case No. 3927 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2061 of 2016 (2) dt.14-01-2016 3/3 (iii) if the complainant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T