Aditya Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56776 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-206 Year-2023 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== Aditya Kumar Sharma S/o- Ramji Sharma Village- Sidhauli Old Po PsDalmiya Nagar Dist- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
Nidhi Kumari Sharma @ Nidhi Sharma wife of Aditya Kumar Sharma, D/oSatyendra Kumar Vishwakarma Village- Lebura W.No-1, Po- Banjari PsRohtas Dist- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 206/2023 dated 26.07.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 147, 148, 341, 323, 379, 307, 354 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 & 4 of the D.P. Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured the informant mentally and physically due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 5 lacs and a scooty as dowry.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the complainant. The co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 23.05.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 32429 of 2024. The 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." Learned counsel has further submitted that Section 498A of the IPC is triable by the Magistrate.
Learned counsel has further relied on the judgments in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another (2022) 10 SCR 351 and Md. Asfak Alam Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr passed in Criminal Appeal No(s). 2207 of 2023 arising out of Special Leave Petition (CRL.) No. 3433 of 2023. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
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6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Dehri-on-sone, Rohtas in connection with Complaint Case No. 206/2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
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.
8. This application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T