Lakshmi Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25100 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-601 Year-2016 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== LAKSHMI NARAYAN SINGH S/o Ram Prasad Singh R/o Village- Kosanda, P.S.- Suryapura, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mohit Shriwastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 20-01-2022 This matter has been taken up for hearing online because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is expected to honour his undertaking to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case no. 601 of 2016 instituted for the offence under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the D.P. Act.

As per allegation in the complaint petition, father of the petitioner has taken an amount of rupees five lakh as dowry by the informant against the fixation of her daughter's marriage.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25100 of 2021(2) dt.20-01-2022 2/2 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has got no concern with the fixation of marriage. Here Dowry Act is not attracted against the petitioner as there is no allegation in the entire complaint that any gift or dowry was ever offered to him or demanded by him. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Complaint Case no. 601 of 2016, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, Rohtas subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U