Rahul Verma v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.26142 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -30 Year- 2013 Thana -MAHILA THANA District- BEGUSARAI ======================================================
1. Rahul Verma S/o Sadanand Prasad Sinha R/o village - B.P. Sanha, Thana Sahebpur Kamal, Distt. - Begusarai .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Archna Sinha D/o Brijnandan Prasad R/o Mohalla - Ashok Nagar Pokharia ( Opposite Harijan School ), P.S. Town, Distt. - Begusarai .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. T.P.Mandal(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2015 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 under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for non fulfillment of dowry demands.
The petitioner admits his marriage with the informant. On instructions, it is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to the aforesaid effect has
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26142 of 2015 (2) dt.17-07-2015 2/3 been made in paragraph no. 9 of the petition the relevant portion of which reads as follows:
"That the petitioner was always ready to keep his wife with full dignity and pride....."
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 Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM Begusarai in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 30 of 2013 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant and 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 or (ii) if the informant fails to
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26142 of 2015 (2) dt.17-07-2015 3/3 appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the informant deliberately gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T