Sanjeet Kumar Sao @ Sanjeet Kumar Shaw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48814 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-698 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sanjeet Kumar Sao @ Sanjeet Kumar Shaw, Son of Sitabi Saw, Resident of Village-Tahwalnagar, P.S-Shahkund, District-Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Rina Kumari, Daughter of Bijay Kumar Shaw, Wife of Sanjeet Kumar Sao @ Sanjeet Kumar Shaw, resident of village-Ratanganj, P.S.-Sajour, DistrictBhagalpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 16-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner in this case is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case No.698 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted at the outset that the petitioner is willing to save this marriage and in order to show his bonafide, learned counsel for the petitioner has instruction to say that the petitioner is ready and willing to visit the place of the opposite party no.2 to bring her back to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48814 of 2019(5) dt.16-11-2019 2/3 matrimonial home where this petitioner is permanently residing at present. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is permanently residing at Kolkata, therefore he will live with opposite party no.2 at the same place and shall not leave her alone in the village.

On the aforesaid statements made by learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 submits that it is a recent marriage between the parties and even the opposite party no.2 is looking for living peacefully with all dignity and lead her conjugal life with the petitioner. In the given facts and circumstances of the case where the learned counsel for the petitioner has undertaken on instruction that the petitioner will visit the village of the opposite party no.2 within four weeks from today and shall bring her back to the matrimonial home where the petitioner is presently residing and shall live with the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and care, let the petitioner above named in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (fifteen thousand ) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bhagalpur in connection with Complaint Case No.698/2018, subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48814 of 2019(5) dt.16-11-2019 3/3 condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. and further condition that on failure of the petitioner to abide by his own promise/undertaking as recorded above, it will be open for the opposite party no.2 to file an application before the learned Magistrate for cancellation of bail-bonds and taking other measures in accordance with law.

This application stands disposed off accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T