Rajesh Kumar Sah @ Sanjay Sah @ Dasai Sah @ Sanjay Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37444 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -22 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Sah @ Sanjay Sah @ Dasai Sah @ Sanjay Kumar Sah .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Subhas Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand. The factum of marriage between the petitioner and the informant is admitted fact.

On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed matrimonial suit for restoration of conjugal life and is still ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 10 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner has filed Matrimonial Case No. 15 of 2015 on 08.01.2015 U/s 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act for restoring the conjugal life and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37444 of 2015 (2) dt.19-08-2015 2/2 he is also ready to keep her with full honour and dignity."

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 SDJM, Arrah in connection with Arrah Mahila P.S. Case No. 22 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the informant 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 informant fails to appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the informant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T