Ashok Mathur v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37617 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2852 Year- 2012 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- ARRARIA ====================================================== Ashok Mathur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Indra Kr.Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The basic accusation is of torture.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though, the complainant has performed second marriage but the petitioner is still ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 16 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is yet ready to keep her with full love and dignity."

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37617 of 2015 (2) dt.19-08-2015 2/2 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 SDJM, Araria in connection with Complaint Case No. 2852C of 2012, 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) Amrendra/- U T