Sintu Yadav @ Saintu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15596 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1068 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== SINTU YADAV @ SAINTU YADAV S/o Jito Yadav Resident of VillageNaya Tola, Mirzapur, Police Station-Masudanpur, Nath Nagar, DistrictBhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Fulli Kumari W/o Sintu Yadav D/o Prahlad Yadav Resident of VillageGanga Prasad Bhatoria, Police Station-Masudanpur, Nath Nagar, DistrictBhagalpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Dr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 341, 379, 498A, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15596 of 2020(2) dt.07-07-2020 2/3 dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. 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.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Complaint case No.1068 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15596 of 2020(2) dt.07-07-2020 3/3 furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of seven weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

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.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T