Sunil Kumar Pandit @ Sunil Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22307 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3380 Year- 2013 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- ARRARIA ======================================================

1. Sunil Kumar Pandit @ Sunil Kumar S/o Sahdeo Pandit Resident of Village Majhowa, Police Station Bhargama, District Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Krishna Kumari Devi D/o Ramavatar Pandit, W/o Sunil Kumar Pandit Resident of Village Majowa, Police Station Bhargama, District Arara. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Tiwari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jagdhar Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2015 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 3⁄4 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. Though statement to that effect has inadvertently not been made in the petition.

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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22307 of 2015 (2) dt.06-07-2015 2/2 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, Araria in connection with Complaint Case No. 3380 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