Ritesh Prasad @ Ritesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36083 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2023 Thana- EKMA District- Saran ====================================================== Ritesh Prasad @ Ritesh Kumar S/O Valeshwar Prasad R/O Village- Baal, P.S.- Rasulpur, Dist- Saran At Present- Mohalla- Shakti Nagar, P.S.- Sonbhadra, Dist- Sonbhadra(U.P.) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Madhu Devi Wife Of Ritesh Prasad, D/O Dilip Prasad R/O VillageParsagadh, P.S.- Ekma, Dist- Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhananjay Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP Mr. Abhijeet Abhigyan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 498(A) and 34 of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is further submitted that investigation of the case is still pending.
3. The learned APP submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted carries punishment of less than seven years. The said submission of the learned APP is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36083 of 2024(2) dt.19-06-2024 2/2 not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
4. In view of the submission made by the learned APP the anticipatory bail application is disposed of in terms of the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar).
5. The petitioner would be at liberty to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case with a web copy of the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 within a period of three weeks from today and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the direction contained in the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar).
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T