matrimonial house and started living at her father’s place. It is further submitted that after filing of the present complaint petition, a panchayati was held between the parties in which both the parties mutually decide to part their ways, followed by which the complainant was handed over all her belongings, jewelries and the articles which were gifted to her during the marriage. It is further submitted that the petitioner is always ready to keep his wife and his daughter with full honour and dignity, however, the complainant is adamant about torturing the petitioner and his family members as stated in paragraph no. 10 of the bail petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the judgments of this Court in the case of “ Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182” and in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another (2022) 10 SCR 351 and Md. Asfak Alam Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr. passed in Criminal Appeal No (s). 2207 of 2023 arising out of Special Leave Petition (CRL.) No. 3433 of 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application.
