Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22573/2016bail granted

Rahul Singh @ Rahul Kumar Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2016-05-25Mr. Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No 22573 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -496 Year- 2014 Thana -SAHARSA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSAHARSA ====================================================== Rahul Singh @ Rahul Kumar Singh, Son of Shyam Kishor Singh, resident of village-Bhairo Khaira, P.S. Tajpur, District-Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Pinki Singh wife of Rahul Singh @ Rahul Kumar Singh, D/o Shambhunath Singh, resident of village-Bhairo Khaira, P.S. Tajpur, District-Samastipur at present resident of Nariyar, P.S. and DistrictSaharsa. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-05-2016 The petitioner, being the husband, apprehends arrest in connection with Complaint Case No 496 of 2014 filed by his wife under Sections 323, 498A, 406, 504 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending before Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Saharsa. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relationship of the husband and wife was estranged from before inasmuch as on 15.01.2013, the petitioner had already filed an application before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Samastipur for dissolution of marriage in which wife had appeared and filed her written statement on 03.10.2013. Only to bring pressure on

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22573 of 2016 (2) dt.25-05-2016 2/2 the husband, the present complaint has been filed in the year, 2014 in which cognizance was taken on 07.07.2015.

Be that as it may, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, the petitioner abovenamed shall be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of SDJM, Saharsa in Complaint Case No 496 of 2014 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code.

(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) M.E.H./- U T