Sunni Das @ Sunny Ravidas v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54499 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -146 Year- 2017 Thana -LAXMIPUR District- JAMUI ====================================================== Sunni Das @ Sunny Ravidas, son of Shankar Das, resident of VillageHarmapahari, P.S. Laxmipur, District- Jamui. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Savita Devi wife of Sunny Das, resident of Village- Harmapahari, P.S. Laxmipur, District- Jamui.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Ansarul Haque For the Informant/s : Mr. Mukul Jee CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 14-12-2017 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Laxamipur P.S. Case No. 146 of 2017 registered under Sections 341, 323, 325, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The petitioner is said to have slapped and fisted his wife and drove her out of her marital house over dowry demand of Rs. 1 lac and motorcycle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. As a matter of fact, the informant happens to be his second wife and the first husband of the informant namely, Dilip Das is still alive but

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54499 of 2017 (2) dt.14-12-2017 2/2 concealing the aforesaid fact she has performed marriage with the petitioner. He neither made any demand nor assaulted the informant. Earlier, an attempt was made by the learned Sessions Judge to reconcile the matter between the parties but reconciliation could not be achieved due to reluctance of the informant. The petitioner has been languishing in custody since 03.08.2017.

On the other hand, it is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the petitioner being the husband of the informant slapped and fisted her inflicting bleeding injury on her nose over dowry demand of Rs. 1 lac and motorcycle and drove her out of her marital house. Hence, the petitioner is not entitled for bail.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Jamui in connection with Laxamipur P.S. Case no. 146 of 2017.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) rohit/- U T