Sarfaraz Alam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11907 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2023 Thana- SIMRA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sarfaraz Alam Son Of Zahruddin Resident Of Village- Semra Bazar, PsSemra, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Ujala Wife Of Sarfaraz Alam Resident Of Village- Purani Bazar, Ram Nagar, Ps- Ram Nagar, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Milind Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 12-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11907 of 2024(2) dt.12-03-2024 2/2 tormented her over the demand of dowry. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment 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.
5. In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory 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 Semra P.S. Case No. 107 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.,
6. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T