Satish Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25784 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -41 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- SARAN ====================================================== Satish Singh Son of Vinod Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Abhay Kumar - 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-06-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being husband of the informant is languishing in custody since 12.04.2016 in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits his marriage with the informant but the petitioner filed Hindu Marriage Act Petition No.1374/2015 before the Principal Judge, Family Court, West, Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi on 24.08.2015 with a prayer for divorce and thereafter the present case was lodged on 03.09.2015.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25784 of 2016 (2) dt.22-06-2016 2/2 Considering the nature of accusation and filing of matrimonial suit at earlier point of time, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Chapra (Saran) in connection with Mahila (Saran) P.S. Case No.41/2015. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T