Md. Jahangir Ansari v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.15097 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1140 Year- 2013 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- ARRARIA ======================================================

1. Md. Jahangir Ansari S/o Md. Anwar Ansari Resident of village - Indranagar Ward No. 10 Jogbani P.S. Jogbani, District - Araria .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Hina Khatoon W/o Md. Jahangir Ansari, D/o Md. Shamim Resident of village - Indranagar Ward No. 10 Jogbani P.S. Jogbani, District - Araria .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anant Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal. The accusation is of torture.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 18 of the petition which reads as follows:- "18. That the petitioner is yet ready to keep the complainant with full love and dignity".

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15097 of 2015 (6) dt.14-05-2015 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 SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Complaint Case No. 1140 C of 2013, 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) Ashwini/- U T