Ravi Ranjan Pandey @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar Pandey v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47191 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -196 Year- 2015 Thana -DEEPNAGAR District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Pandey @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar Pandey Son of Shree Akhilesh Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Arti Kumari D/o Sharmanand Pandey .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Madhuri Lata(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-10-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 498A/323/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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

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 9 of the petition which reads as follows:-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47191 of 2015 (2) dt.06-10-2015 2/2 "9. That the petitioner is still ready to keep his wife.." 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, Bihar Sharif in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No.196 of 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