The Patna High Court granted one-year provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner, a husband accused of dowry harassment under Section 498A IPC, conditioned on matrimonial harmony restoration.
Provisional anticipatory bail for one year on furnishing bail bond with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37447 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -592 Year- 2013 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- ARRARIA ====================================================== 1. Md. Murshid Alam S/O Fulmohammad Resident of Village Uttar Maheshwari, Islampur Ward No. 12, P.S. Jogbani, District Araria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Noor Jahan, W/O Md. Murshid Alam D/O Md. Jamhir Resident of Purani Jogbani, Ward No. 6, P.S. Jogbani District Araria .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
The petitioner being the husband of the complainant is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
The basic accusation is of torture. The factum of marriage between the petitioner and the complainant is admitted fact.
On instruction, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 17 of the petition which reads as follows:-
“ That due to new development, the petitioner is yet
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ready to keep the complainant with full love and dignity.”
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 `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Araria in connection with Complaint Case No. 592C 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 complainant for her appearance. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the complainant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.
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 complainant fails to appear before the learned court below or (iii) if the complainant gets reluctant to reconcile the issue.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)
Amrendra/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner facing charges under Section 498A IPC.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Md. Murshid Alam
The State of Bihar
Noor Jahan
Dinesh Kumar Singh
Amrendra
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