Surya Kant Barnwal v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.51293 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1197 Year- 2014 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- JAMUI ======================================================
1. Surya Kant Barnwal son of Arjun Barnwal resident of Village- Tihiya, P.O.- Tihiya Dinari, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui, Bihar. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar. null null
2. Dolly Devi wife of Surya Kant Barnwal, daughter of Satya Deo Barnwal resident of Village- Chaii, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramesh Chandra(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-11-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which processes have been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 380, 307, 498A, 504 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.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51293 of 2015 (2) dt.04-11-2015 that the petitioner admits the marriage with the complainant and he is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in para- 7 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That it is important to state here that complainant is not willing to live with petitioner. Petitioner requested her on several occasion to live together have been refused by the complainant. Petitioner is ready to keep her with full respect and dignity."
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 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, Jamui in connection with Jamui Complaint Case No. 1197C 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 complainant 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 within one year by the learned court below in three eventualities:- (i) on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony; (ii) or if the complainant gets reluctant to reconcile
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51293 of 2015 (2) dt.04-11-2015 the issue; and (iii) or if the complainant fails to appear before the learned court.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T