Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1237 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -58 Year- 2013 Thana -MAHILA P.S District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Choudhary Son of Late Bhuwan Choudhary, Resident of Village - Govindpur, Police Station - Pratapganj, District - Supaul.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Chandra Sahni (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-01-2015 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition, as prayed for. 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 341,323,498A,504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

The basic accusation is of torture for non fulfillment of dowry demands.

On instructions, it is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour though no such statement has been made in the petition.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1237 of 2015 (3) dt.23-01-2015 2/2 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 Supaul in connection with Supaul Mahila P.S. Case No. 58 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 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