Chhotan Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5077 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -109 Year- 2014 Thana -JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE DistrictJEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Chhotan Kewat son of Prameshwar Kewat resident of village - Fenagi, Police Station - Tekari, District - Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kr. Ranjit Ranjan(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2.

05-02-2015.

Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Complaint Case No.109 of 2014 (Trial no.3572 of 2014) under sections 498A, 494 of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant and she has lodged this case against her husband alleging that due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry, she was subjected to torture. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep his wife on any undertaking. On consideration of the willingness of the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and the court below shall enlarge the petitioner on provisional bail for a period of two months after issuing notice to the complainant, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court below. The court below shall also make an effort to resolve the dispute between the parties. If the dispute is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5077 of 2015 (2) dt.05-02-2015 resolved, the provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall be confirmed and if the dispute is not resolved, the court below shall pass order on its own merits.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) ahk/- U T