Manoranjan Sharma @ Monnu Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69806 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Manoranjan Sharma @ Monnu Sharma, S/o Dharmendra Sharma R/vChotki, Babhanpura, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Madhu Kumari W/o Manoranjan Sharma R/v- Ghoshi Babhanpura, P.O.- Lakhawar, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uma Shankar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jehanabad Mahila P.S. Case No. 11 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 341, 323, 504, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution, the informant alleged that this petitioner and his family members physically tortured, abused and assaulted the informant and even tried to kill her by setting her on fire, on protest she was again assaulted by sharp

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69806 of 2022(2) dt.27-02-2023 2/3 weapons.

The main submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner are that the marriage of this petitioner with informant took place in the year 2013, the informant has also filed a complaint case with the same allegations against the petitioner which is pending before the court below and the date of occurrence is stated to be 06.04.2022 but the FIR was lodged on 09.04.2022 and no injury report was brought on record by the informant with regard to the alleged physical torture and petitioner has been languishing in jail since 15.10.2022. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

Considering the aforesaid facts and mainly the custody period of the petitioner and also the fact that the marriage in between the petitioner and the informant took place in the year 2013 and before the Sessions Judge the conciliation was held in between both the spouses but their dispute could not be resolved despite deep conciliation having been made in between them as per the order impugned, in the opinion of this court, the petitioner deserves to a lenient approach of this court. Accordingly, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69806 of 2022(2) dt.27-02-2023 3/3 like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Jehanabad Mahila P.S. Case No. 11 of 2022. (Shailendra Singh, J) Rajiv/- U T