Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35920 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2022 Thana- BHABHU(KAIMUR) COMPLAIN C District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH @ SANTOSH KUMAR SON OF RAM PYARE SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GOPINATHPUR, LINEPUR, PS- DURGAWATI, DISTT- KAIMUR.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

ARTI KUMARI WIFE OF SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH @ SANTOSH KUMAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GOPINATHPUR, LINEPUR, PSDURGAWATI, DISTT- KAIMUR AT PRESENT D/O- BALIRAM SINGH, VILLAGE- KATRA KALA, PS- MOHANIA, DISTT- KAIMUR. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shankar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmala Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 307, 406 and 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no.2, is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35920 of 2023(2) dt.18-07-2023 2/2 paragraph-3 of the bail petition. It is further submitted that petitioner had earlier filed Matrimonial Case No.254/2021 under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Kaimur (Bhabhua) and thereafter the complainant has filed the case against the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, let petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bhabua (Kaimur) in connection with Complaint Case No.140 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

6. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or for one time settlement.

7. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) S.KUMAR/- U T