Sanjeet Sahani @ Sanjeet Kumar Sahani @ Sanjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56063 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1130 Year-2018 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sanjeet Sahani @ Sanjeet Kumar Sahani @ Sanjeet Kumar Son Of Dinanath Sahani Village- Madhopur Chikni, Ps- Kudhani,Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

Munni Devi Wife Of Durga Sahani Village- Kerma, Ps- Kudhani, DistMuzaffarpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For the O.P. No.2 :

None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Notice has been validly served upon the opposite party no.2, but nobody appeared on behalf of the opposite party no.2.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A), 323, 447 and 379 of the IPC.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

5. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56063 of 2024(3) dt.18-11-2024 2/2 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.

6. 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 Complaint Case No. 1130 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. 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) Guddu/- U T