Hari Chauhan v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28765 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -69 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- NAWADA ====================================================== Hari Chauhan son of Shiv Chauhan resident of Village- Lakmipur, P.S. Dhamull, District- Nawada .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Sonia Devi D/o. Yadu Chauhan, resident of village Amarpur, P.S. Pakaribarawan, District Nawada .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 498A. 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of dowry demands.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits his marriage with the informant and he is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 6 of the petition, which reads as follows:

"That it is submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the informant and is ready to keep her with all dignity and honour."

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28765 of 2016 (3) dt.20-07-2016 Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the abovenamed petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in Nawada Mahila P.S. Case No. 69/2015, 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 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 the 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) Surendra/- U