Abhishek Srivastava @ Banti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68854 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-622 Year-2021 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran ====================================================== ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA @ BANTI S/O PAPPU PRASAD Resident of village- Sahebganj Sonarpatti, P.S.- Chapra Town, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

JYOTI KUMARI SRIVASTAVA W/O ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA @ BANI, D/O LALAN LAL SRIVASTVA Resident of village- Prabhunath Nagar Muffasil, Chapra District- Saran.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 21-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 504, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Act.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the informant due to non-fulfillment of further dowry demand. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is husband of the informant and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has neither demanded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68854 of 2022(3) dt.21-03-2023 2/2 any thing from the informant nor tortured his wife ever before. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.10.2022. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Chapra in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 622 of 2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U