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Mojibur Rahman v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

Patna HC21 Aug 2015CR. MISC./39140/2015

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In a criminal Miscellaneous petition, the Patna High Court granted provisional anticipatory bail for one year to a husband accused of dowry-related offences. The bail is contingent upon restoring matrimonial harmony or the informant's acceptance to reconcile.

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Granted provisional anticipatory bail for one year, subject to conditions of restoring matrimonial harmony and furnishing a bond with sureties.

Mojibur Rahman 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.39140 of 2015

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -36 Year- 2015 Thana -KAJRAILI District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Mojibur Rahman .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Najmul Hodda For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. M.K.Nirala(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-08-2015 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 147, 341, 323, 506 and 498A 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 is admitted.

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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 12 of the petition which reads as follows:-

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“ That the petitioner is husband and ready to keep the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and quite peacefully.”

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39140 of 2015 (2) dt.21-08-2015

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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 SDJM, Bhagalpur in connection with Kajraili P.S. Case No. 36 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

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Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the informant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.

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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/-

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