Gopal Ravidas @ Gopal Harijan v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54615 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -22 Year- 2013 Thana -BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictBHAGALPUR ====================================================== Gopal Ravidas @ Gopal Harijan, S/o Yogendra Ravida, r/o villageTinhoula (Tiloundha), P.S.- Sanokhar, District- Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anupa Nand Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Durgesh Nandan(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-12-2015 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 Section 498A 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 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- 10 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That it is further states and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54615 of 2015 (2) dt.01-12-2015 submits that the petitioner still ready to keep her with their dignity and their status as wife, if she lives with the petitioner."

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, Bhagalpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 22 of 2013, 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 the issue; and (iii) or if the complainant fails to appear before the learned court.

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