Sonu Nat @ Sony Nat v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.15279 of 2016 Arising Out of Complaint Case No. -253 Year- 2015 Thana -NALANDA COMPLAINT CASE District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Sonu Nat @ Sony Nat, son of Md. Tyab Nat .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Iftekhar Mahmood(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-04-2016 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/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Basic accusation is of torture.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and he is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 12 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That, the petitioner being a responsible husband, is ready to keep and maintain the complainant wife with dignity and honour, safety and security......."

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15279 of 2016 (2) dt.06-04-2016 2/2 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 CJM, Nalanda, in connection with Complaint Case No.253 (C)/2015, 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) Ashwini/- U T