Satendra Kumar @ Satendra Kahar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74786 of 2022 Arising Out of COMPLAINT CASE No.-1097 Year-2017 District- Rohtas ====================================================== Satendra Kumar @ Satendra Kahar Son Of Late Lallu Prasad R/O Vill.- Konki, P.S.- Shivajinagar (Baddi), Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Asha Devi Wife of Satendra Kahar R/O Vill.- Konki, P.S.- Shivsagar, Dist.- Sasaram ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vardaan Mangalam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nagendra Prasad For O.P. No. 2 Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest instituted for the offence under Sections 379, 504, 323, 406 and 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, it is a case of additional dowry demand by the petitioner after six to seven years of his marriage, for which complainant had earlier filed a complaint case no. 770 of 2012. It is further alleged that after the complaint case, petitioner was ready to keep his wife but later on he refused to keep her and allegedly he abused his wife on phone when she contacted him.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74786 of 2022(3) dt.24-02-2025 2/2 petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Complainant is in habit of filing one case after another. Earlier also she had filed a Complaint Case No. 770 of 2012 for the offence under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the D.P. Act (Annexure-2) against the petitioner by the complainant in which petitioner was acquitted. In fact, complainant herself do not want to go with the petitioner.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Complaint Case No. 1097 of 2017, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Sasaram, Rohtas subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) sushma/- U T