Uday Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48715 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

UDAY THAKUR S/o Late Brij Nandan Thakur R/o village- Nadaura, P.S.- Kurtha, District- Arwal 2.

Meena Devi W/o Uday Thakur R/o village- Nadaura, P.S.- Kurtha, Distt.- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jogendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present anticipatory bail application with respect to petitioner no. 1.

Permission is accorded.

The petitioner no.2 apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 379, 506 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law of the informant and is a person

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48715 of 2022(2) dt.07-11-2022 2/3 with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that she was married to Rajesh on 28.06.2011 and from the wedlock, a girl child was born, further demand of Rs. one lakh and a motorcycle was being made, it is next alleged that on 02.02.2022, she was ousted from her matrimonial home for nonfulfillment of the demand and Rajesh performed second marriage on the instigation of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case, it is next submitted that the dispute is between Rajesh and the informant, it is also submitted that it is the duty of the husband to ensure that the wife lives with dignity and honor and further the allegation against the petitioner is also general and omnibus in nature.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner no.2, in the event of her arrest or 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. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48715 of 2022(2) dt.07-11-2022 3/3 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Jehanabad Mahila P.S. Case No. 16 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438

(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T