Patna High Court granted provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a 498A IPC and Dowry Act case, conditional upon family restoration within one year.
Provisional anticipatory bail for one year on a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, conditional upon family restoration.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18326 of 2013 (2) dt.14-05-2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.18326 of 2013
====================================================== Azad Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Devanti Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 14-05-2013 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner
and the State.
The petitioner being the husband of the
complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
The accusation is of torture for nonfulfillment of the dowry demand.
It is submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour.
Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18326 of 2013 (2) dt.14-05-2013
year in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Barh, District - Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 138(C) of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
Let the learned court below issue notice to the complainant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial home to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.
The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)
DKS/
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Azad Paswan
The State Of Bihar
Dinesh Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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