Ankit Bhardwaj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.643 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2018 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya ====================================================== ANKIT BHARDWAJ Son of Ashwani Singh Resident of Nai Godown, Jheelganj, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Gaya, presently residing at Territory Sales Manager, Brain Wave Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Office No.-4, 1st Floor, CSC-B Block, Vohana Vihar, Delhi, P.S-Vivek Vihar, Dist- East Delhi, PIN Code- 110092.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya Gaya 3.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Town, Gaya. Gaya 4.

The S.H.O., Kotwali Police Station, Gaya. Gaya. 5.

The Sub-Inspector of Police-Cum-Investigation Officer,P.S.-Kotwali, Gaya Gaya.

6.

Ritika Sharma Daughter of Hari Nandan Sharma, Residence of Ashwani Singh, Nai Godown, Jheelganj, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Gaya ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md. Nadim Seraj ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 27-03-2023 Heard the parties.

The application has been filed for quashing the F.I.R. of Gaya Kotwali P.S. Case No. 128 of 2018 registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Neeharika Infrastructure Vs. State of Maharashtra 2021 SccOnline SC 315, this F.I.R. cannot be

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.643 of 2019(6) dt.27-03-2023 2/2 quashed.

Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Guddu/- U T