Aftab Ansari @ Chand v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20539 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-470 Year-2020 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== AFTAB ANSARI @ CHAND SON OF MD. MUSLIM ANSARI R/O VILLAGE- RAGHUNATHPUR- LALA TOLA, P.S.- TURKAULIYA, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN PRESENTLY RESIDING ATMARIPUR, P.S.- KAJI MOHAMMADPUR, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

ALSABA KHATOON WIFE OF AFTAB ANSARI @ CHAND R/O VILLAGE- RAGHUNATHPUR- LALTOLA, P.S.- TURKAULIYA, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

As per direction of this Court, notice was issued upon O.P. No.2 and the same has been validly served but nobody appears on her behalf to argue this case.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 341, 323, 498(A), 504, 506/34 of the IPC. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim and her sons for demand of money. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20539 of 2021(5) dt.04-07-2022 2/2 falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. 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 Turkauliya P.S. Case No.470/2020 (G.R. No.-5133/2020), 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