Lalit Narayan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41267 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2140 Year-2018 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Lalit Narayan Son of Mahesh Narayan Das Resident of Village - Nowratan Toll, P.O.- Bhojpandoul Via Keotiranway,P.S-Bisfi, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar and 2.

Abhilasha Wife of Lalit Narayan, D/o Sri Radha Raman Lal Resident of Village - Ashok Nagar, Road No.11, flat No.G/2, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Apartment, P.O. Lohianagar, P.S.- Kankarbagh, Patna.80000 ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Jai Vardhan Narayan, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Sanjay Kr Sharma, Addl Public Prosecutor For the opp.party no.2. : Mr. Pravin Kr. Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioner, husband of opposite party no.2, apprehends his arrest in a case registered for offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code on the allegation that soon after marriage, he started subjecting his wife (opposite party no.2) to cruelty for bringing dowry if she desires to live at her matrimonial house.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes that the petitioner would go to the parental house of opposite party no.2 and bring opposite party no.2 to her matrimonial house within a week of pronouncement of this order, thereafter he would keep her with care and honour without any dowry demand. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party no.2 agrees that opposite party no.2 will go with the petitioner. Let the petitioner, as mentioned above, be released on bail, in the event of his surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41267 of 2019(3) dt.16-11-2019 2/2 Magistrate, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 2140C of 2018 on the following condition:- As per the undertaking given by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner would go to the parental house of his wife (opposite party no.2) and bring her to his house within a week of pronouncement of this order, and would keep her with care and honour without any dowry demand.

In case of breach of undertaking given by the petitioner, opposite party no.2 would be at liberty to move before the court below, which would pass appropriate order in the matter.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T