Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35237 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2021 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son of Shri Niwas Singh Resident of Village - Chaukhanda Chitauli, P.S.- Muffasil( Sasaram) , District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Sonam Kumari Daughter of Suryanath Singh Resident of Village- Rampur Lakh, P.S. - Natwar, District - Rohtas.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-07-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehend his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant was married to co-accused Hemraj Singh on 04.06.2019, however, after some time of marriage, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of the demand for dowry, they tortured and harassed the informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35237 of 2024(2) dt.12-07-2024 2/3 that petitioner is brother-in-law of informant. Thrust of the accusation is against husband of the informant, who has already been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 27.03.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48064 of 2022. So far as this petitioner is concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation against him. Petitioner is separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the informant and her husband. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 S.D.J.M., Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Sasaram Mahila P.S. Case No. 63 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35237 of 2024(2) dt.12-07-2024 3/3 Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T