Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Sharma v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44354 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -488 Year- 2015 Thana -BIHTA District- PATNA ====================================================== Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-09-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the marriage between the petitioner and the informant was performed on 18.05.2013 but the informant filed Matrimonial Suit No. 576 of 2013 on 15.07.2013 just after two months of the marriage with a prayer for annulment of marriage wherein both sides deposed and agreed to part ways. The informant deposed in the matrimonial suit and stated that no dowry demand was ever

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44354 of 2015 (2) dt.17-09-2015 2/2 made by the petitioner.

Considering the filing of matrimonial suit by the informant at earlier point of time, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Danapur, Patna in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 488 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T