Shankar Chaudhary @ Shankar Choudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3387 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1990 Year-2016 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== SHANKAR CHAUDHARY @ SHANKAR CHOUDHARI S/o Late Parmeshwar Chaudhary R/v- Indraprast Colony, P.S.- Kashimpur (Kashimbazar), District- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

NITU KUMARI W/o Deepak Chaudhary @ Chhotu D/o Raj Kumar Chaudhary R/v- Rajmhala, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjeet Patel, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gulnar Begum, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegedly, petitioner, along with other family members, tortured upon the complainant physically and mentally. They also tried to kill her.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioner is fatherin-law of the complainant. He has been falsely implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3387 of 2023(2) dt.04-05-2023 2/2 this case due to ulterior motive. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He has no concern with the complainant and her husband as he has been residing separately from his son. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, there is no specific overt act against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No. 1990 (C) of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T