Md. Saddam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9232 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1306 Year-2022 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== MD. SADDAM Son of Late Anwar Ansari R/v- Chhoti Marai Hajipur, P.S.- Town, District- Vaishali at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

GAZALA PREVEEN Wife of Md. Saddam, Daughter of Md. Naim Ansari R/v- Bahrampur, Khairat, P.S.- Bachhwara, District- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Fahimuddin For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rita Verma :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Singh :

Mr. Kamlesh Kumar ====================================================== 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 section 498(A) of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim in association with his family members for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

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 torture upon the victim

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9232 of 2023(3) dt.22-06-2023 2/3 and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. He has never made any dowry demand from the informant. 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.

Learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 has submitted that the O.P. No.2 is ready to live with the petitioner, provided she is not tortured.

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.1306C/2022, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9232 of 2023(3) dt.22-06-2023 3/3 matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

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