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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18103/2023allowed

Raghu Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2023-06-27Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18103 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2021 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad ====================================================== RAGHU CHAUDHARY Son of Nanhak Chaudhari R/V- Khemkaran Sarai (Kurtha) P.S- Kurtha Dist- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Neeraj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 27-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 498A, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the informant due to non-fulfillment dowry demand.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is husband of the informant. He has been falsely implicated in this case. In fact, informant is a lady of quarrelsome nature and over a trivial dispute, she started to fight with her husband. Informatory petitioner has been filed by the petitioner against the present informant and her brother vide

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18103 of 2023(3) dt.27-06-2023 2/2 informatory petition no. 275 of 2021 dt. 19.6.2021 before the S.D.M. Arwal. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 20.12.2022. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and he has sole responsibility to take care of his wife. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM IV, Arwal in connection with Arwal Mahila P.S. Case No. 18 of 2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U