Indal Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48124 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-325 Year-2017 Thana- DARBHANGA COMPLAINT CASE District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Indal Mahto Son of Raghunath Mahto Resident of Village/MohallaLakhanpur, P.S.-Katra, District-Muzaffarpur (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Hiraban Devi Wife of Indal Mahto and Daughter of Ramgyan Mahto Resident of Village-Sotiya Kataiya, P.S.-Kamtaul, District-Darbhanga (Bihar).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner, being the husband of the complainant , is apprehending his 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 Code and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The prosecution case, as per the complaint petition, is that the marriage between the complainant and the petitioner was performed in 2015 but subsequent to the marriage there was further dowry demand of Rs. One lakh and a motorcycle and for non-fulfillment of further dowry demand, torture was inflicted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48124 of 2019(2) dt.01-08-2019 2/3 upon the complainant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour, statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 10 of the petition, which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant with full honour and dignity as wife."

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for four months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with C.R. No. 325 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the 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 her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48124 of 2019(2) dt.01-08-2019 3/3 confirmed by the learned Court below in three eventualities (i) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored, or (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) DKS/- U T