Dhannu Das @ Dhanne Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24670 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2019 Thana- CHERIYA BARIYARPUR DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== DHANNU DAS @ DHANNE DAS Son of Sri Gango Das Resident of Village- Manda, Police Station- Bibutipur, District- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Sarita Kumar Daughter of Shivnandan Das (Wife of Mintu Kumar) Resident of Village- Gopalpur, Police Station- Cheriyabariyarpur, District- Begusarai. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dinesh Maharaj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 14-10-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State, through video conferencing. The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Cheriyabariyarpur P.S. Case No. 173 of 2019 registered under sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. As per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner was married to one Mintu Kumar in the year 2015 and Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rs.Six lac) in cash and ornaments were given at the time of marriage. It is submitted that soon after going to her sasural, the accused persons including the petitioner herein, who happens

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24670 of 2020(2) dt.14-10-2020 2/3 the Bhaisur of the informant, started to torture the informant. Both the informant and her husband are teachers in school. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that so far as the petitioner is concerned, he happens to be the cousin brother of the husband of the informant, lives separately and has no concern with the affairs of the informant or her husband. It is further submitted that in paragraph no. 10 of the petition, it is stated that the husband of the informant has been enlarged on bail. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the husband of the informant having been granted bail, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of eight weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Cheriyabariyarpur P.S. Case No. 173 of 2019, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Manjhaul, Begusarai subject to the conditions as

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