Sanoj Chaudhary @ Sanoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10711 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-236 Year-2019 Thana- GAYA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictGaya ====================================================== SANOJ CHAUDHARY @ SANOJ KUMAR S/O RAMESH CHAUDHARI Resident of Village- Owari (Wari), P.S.- Dobhi, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

RUPA DEVI D/O OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY Resident of VillageChhabni Par, Bela Toli, P.O. and P.S.- Tekari, District- Gaya. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Kumar , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of opposite party no. 2.

2. The petitioner, husband of the complainant, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offence under Sections 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code . 3 . As per complaint, the marriage of complainant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2016 and after the marriage, when complainant went to her matrimonial house, she was subjected to torture and cruelty by this petitioner and other in-laws family members due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and lastly, she was ousted from her matrimonial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10711 of 2023(4) dt.10-09-2024 2/2 house .

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while denying the allegations made in the Complaint, submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the victim. However, he is ready to keep the victim (complainant) with full honour and dignity. Moreover, the case is triable by the learned Magistrate. The petitioner has further 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 . Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let this petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J M Ist Class Gaya in connection with Complaint Case No. 236 of 2019, subject to the conditions, as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure .