Sujit Pandey v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.20291 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2721 Year- 2015 Thana -GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE DistrictGOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Sujit Pandey Son of Brij Kishore Pandey Resident of Village- Hasna, P.S. - Kuchaikote, District- Gopalganj .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Pooja Devi Wife of Sujit Pandey D/o Late Ajay Tiwary, At present resident of Sareya Ward No.6,P.S.& District- Gopalganj .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar - 2(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2016 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 7 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20291 of 2016 (2) dt.10-05-2016 2/2 husband of the complainant and he is ready and willing to keep her with all respect and dignity." 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Complaint Case No. 2721 of 2015, Trial No. 4109 of 2016.

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