Shashi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6868 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -190 Year- 2014 Thana -PUPRI District- SITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Shashi Kumar Son of Binod Rai R/o Village - Temhuwa, P.S. - Pupri, District - Sitamarhi.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. G.S. Gupta (APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 354, 504, 379, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

On instruction it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition. Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6868 of 2015 (2) dt.20-02-2015 anticipatory bail for one year in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Pupri P.S. Case No. 190 of 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 informant on her appearance the petitioner will take the informant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below in three eventualities:- (i) on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony; (ii) or if the informant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue; and (iii) or if the informant fails to appear before the learned court.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T