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Prabhat Chandra v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC6 Sept 2021A.B.A./4012/2021

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In a petition for anticipatory bail arising from complaints under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 DV Act, the High Court granted bail contingent upon the petitioner obtaining a reconciliation order from the trial court before release. The court directed appearance before the trial court to secure such an order.

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Anticipatory bail granted contingent upon obtaining a reconciliation order from the trial court before release; petitioner directed to appear on 28th September 2021.

Prabhat Chandra Vs the State of Jharkhand — Dowry and Cruelty | Jharkhand HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.4012 of 2021

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Prabhat Chandra .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Priti Kumari Burman .... .... ....Opposite Parties

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Chandrajit Mukherjee, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Snehlika Bhagat, Addl.P.P For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Rohit Ranjan Prasad, Advocate

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Order No.03 Dated- 06.09.2021

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Heard the parties through video conferencing.

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Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case No.4472 of 2019 registered under sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and under section 4 of the D.P. Act.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 jointly submit that the petitioner and the opposite party no.2 are ready and willing to resume their conjugal life. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep and maintain the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour as his lawful wife. It is further submitted that the petitioner will appear before the trial court on 28^th September, 2021 and on that day he will take the opposite party no.2 from the trial court to his house and will give undertaking to the aforesaid effect before the trial court that he will keep and maintain the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour as his lawful wife. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail.

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Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to appear in the Court of learned JM, Ranchi on 28^th September, 2021 and on that day upon his taking the opposite party no.2 from the trial court to his house and giving undertaking to the effect before the trial court that he will keep and maintain the opposite

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party no.2 with full dignity and honour as his lawful wife, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM, Ranchi in connection with Complaint Case No.4472 of 2019 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case with condition that he will keep and maintain the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour as his lawful wife and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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In case, the petitioner appears before the trial court on 28^th September, 2021 and if the opposite party no.2 does not agree to resume conjugal life with the petitioner or does not appear before the trial court, still the petitioner will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM, Ranchi in connection with Complaint Case No.4472 of 2019 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and he will keep and maintain the opposite party number of as his lawful wife with full dignity and honour as and when the opposite party no. 2 becomes ready to resume conjugal life with the petitioner and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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