Ranjeet Das v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9160 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1796 Year- 2013 Thana -PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPURNIA ====================================================== Ranjeet Das son of Srikant Das, resident of Village-Jeewach Pur, P.S.- Banmankhi, Purnea .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Puja Devi wife of Ranjeet Das daughter of Girwar Das, VillageJankinagar, Nawtoliya, P.S.-Jankinagar, District-Purnea .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2015 Petitioner being 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 Sections 498A of the I.P.C and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfilment of dowry demand. On instructions, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 6 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is the husband of the complainant and is ready to keep her with full respect and dignity"

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9160 of 2015 (2) dt.04-03-2015 2/2 Considering the present stand of the petitioner, 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 one year, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 1796 of 2013. Let learned Court below issue notice to the complainant and fix a date for her appearance. On appearance, the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. 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 one year (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