Sanjit Kumar @ Sanjeet Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50596 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2021 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== SANJIT KUMAR @ SANJEET MAHTO Son of Kantoo Mahto @ Kant Mahto Resident of Village-Narayanpur, P.S.-Ghoswari, District-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

SAVITA DEVI W/o Sanjeet Mahto Resident of Village-Masooma, P.S.- Sarbera, District-Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Pronoti Singh, APP Mr.Vinay Ranjan, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 27-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 341, 323, 498A, 34 of the IPC. 3.

Vide order dated 16.10.2023, the matter was sent to the Patna High Court Mediation Centre. The mediation was conducted and a report sent by the learned Mediator is enclosed at Flag 'M', whereby it is informed that the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and the mediation failed.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50596 of 2023(4) dt.27-02-2024 2/2 has been falsely implicated in this case due to grudge. The allegation of demand of dowry against the petitioner is frivolous and concocted. He has never made any dowry demand nor has assaulted his wife. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and he is ready to keep his wife with all respect and in accordance with his status. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5.

Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 opposed the prayer for bail.

6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, et the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond 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 Complaint Case No.271 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T