Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.3126 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1049 Year- 2014 Thana -BUXAR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictBUXAR ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Parijat Saurav For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md.Sufiyan(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-01-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case filed with accusation under Sections 498A, 323 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken. The basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 8 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner humbly states and submits that he is ready and willing to keep the complainant as his wife with full dignity and honour."

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3126 of 2016 (2) dt.20-01-2016 2/2 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, Buxar in connection with Complaint Case No. 1049C of 2014, 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