Aand Shankar @ Anand Shankar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46636 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2020 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== AAND SHANKAR @ ANAND SHANKAR Son of Vishwanath Ojha Resident of Village- Katri Dih, P.S.- Katri Sarai, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

PREMLATA DEVI Wife of Aand Shankar @ Anand Shankar, D/o Ramji Pandey Resident of Village- Nevtapur, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under section 498(A) of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46636 of 2021(2) dt.22-04-2022 2/2 falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No.08/2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T