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Sonu Kumar v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

Patna HC17 Jul 2015CR. MISC./25783/2015

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The High Court granted provisional anticipatory bail for one year to the petitioner in a dowry harassment case. Bail is conditional upon the restoration of harmony or the informant's reluctance to reconcile.

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Released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, subject to conditions including appearing before the learned court below within twelve weeks.

Sonu Kumar Vs State Of Bihar and Anr. — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25783 of 2015

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -214 Year- 2014 Thana -PARSABAZAR District- PATNA ====================================================== Sonu Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-07-2015 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 498A, 341, 342, 323, 379 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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The accusation is of torture for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand. The factum of marriage between the petitioner and the informant having no issue is admitted fact.

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On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 9 of the petition which reads as follows:-

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“ That the petitioner again undertakes to keep his wife with him giving full dignity and honour to her.”

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25783 of 2015 (2) dt.17-07-2015

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Learned counsel for the informant, on instruction, submits that the informant is ready to accept the offer of the petitioner.

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Both sides agree to appear before the learned court below on 10^th of August, 2015 when the petitioner will take the informant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.

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Considering the present stand of the parties, 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 `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Parsa Bazar Case No. 214 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

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The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below in three eventualities (i) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored (ii) if the informant fails to appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the informant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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Amrendra/U T

Sonu Kumar v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

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