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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45802 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2021 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== SONU KUMAR SINGH @ SONU KUMAR @ SONU SINGH Son of Motilal Singh R/v- Danwa, P.S- Jagdispur, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Arpana Kumari Daughter of Ranjit Prasad Kushwaha , Wife of Sonu Singh R/v- Amnaur Harnarayan, P.S- Amnaur, Dist- Saran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Indradeo Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-02-2023 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A)/34 of the IPC and sections 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45802 of 2022(4) dt.20-02-2023 2/2 Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready to settle the dispute with the informant.

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 Amnour P.S. Case No.283/2021, 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