Sandeep Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9700 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2014 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== SANDEEP SINGH Son of Dinanath Singh Resident of Village- Dawath, P.S,_ Dawath, District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Arti Devi Wife of Sandeep Singh and Daughter of Mahendra Singh Resident of Village- Barun, P.S.- Suryapura, District- Rohtas. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Shankar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.H.A. Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Nobody appears on behalf of the opposite party no.2 though the notice has been served.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A) of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and of ousting her from her matrimonial house after snatching her ornaments and belongings.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case to satisfy the whims of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9700 of 2020(4) dt.07-12-2021 2/2 complainant and her parents. 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. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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.

322/2014, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T