Sonu Mandal v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40706 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1838 Year- 2013 Thana -PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPURNIA ====================================================== Sonu Mandal son of Late Puran Mandal, resident of Village-Banshi Purandaha, P.S.-Dhamdaha, District-Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Shekha Devi wife of Sonu Mandal, Daughter of Umakant Mandal, resident of Mohana Tola, Post-Rangpura, P.S.-Mirganj, DistrictPurnea .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S.M.Rahman(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-08-2015 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.

The basic accusation is of torture.

On instructions, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner admits his marriage with the complainant and is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 12 of the petition which reads as follows:- "That the petitioner is always ready to keep the complainant with all dignity and respect."

Considering the present stand of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40706 of 2015 (2) dt.31-08-2015 2/2 petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 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, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 1838 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