Niranjan Chaudhary @ Niranjan Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10215 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1610 Year- 2014 Thana -BUXAR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictBUXAR ======================================================

1. Niranjan Chaudhary @ Niranjan Kumar S/o Sri Ram Bilash Chaudhary, R/o Village - Akorhi, P.S. - Ramgarh, District - Kaimur (Bhabua). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Gudi Devi, D/o Sipahi Chaudhary, R/o Village - Ramji Awan Ganj, P.S. - Buxar (M), District - Buxar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. R.B.Roy Raman(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-03-2016 The petitioner being husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case wherein processes were directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfilment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner on instruction that 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 9 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is husband of alleged victim Guddi Devi and he is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10215 of 2016 (2) dt.01-03-2016 2/2 ready to keep her wife with full dignity and honour." It is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that complainant is ready to accept the offer of the petitioner provided petitioner keeps her with dignity and honour.

Both sides agree to appear before learned Court below on 11th of March, 2016 when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.

Considering the aforesaid stand of the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Complaint Case No. 1610(C) of 2014. The provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned Court below in three eventualities (i) On substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony within a period of six months (ii) If the complainant fails to appear before learned Court below (iii) If the complainant is reluctant to reconcile the issue. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Shageer/- U T