Vijay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7990 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2417 Year-2018 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== VIJAY KUMAR SINGH S/o Harishankar Prasad Singh @ HariShankar Pd. Singh R/o village- Panapur Gaurahi, P.O.- Balwa Kuari, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, Distt- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Simpal Kumari W/o Vijay Kumar Singh R/o village- Panapur Gaurahi, P.O.- Balwa Kuwari, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, Distt- Vaishali, and D/o Awadhesh Singh, R/o Village- Dhanushi, P.S.- Kartaha, Distt- Vaishali. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Rupa Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-06-2023 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A), 379 and 494/34 of the Indian Penal Code and accordingly cognizance has taken under Section 498(A)/34 and 494 of the I.P.C. and Section 4 of D.P. Act. The allegation against the petitioner is of torturing the informant in association of his family members on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7990 of 2023(3) dt.22-06-2023 2/2 been falsely implicated in the present case mostly on suspicion and grudge. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. 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.

In view of the matter, 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 Complaint Case No. 2417(C)/2018 subject to the conditions 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.

Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T