Sanjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74596 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2022 Thana- DHANGAI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== SANJEET KUMAR S/O Jaichand Singh R/O Village- Dalip Pur, P.SDhangai, District- Bhojpur, Bihar. Pin Code- 802155 ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravindra Kumar For the State :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram For the Opposite Party No.2 :

None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A), 379, 494/34 of the IPC and Section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim in association with his family members for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any torture upon the victim and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. He has never made any dowry demand from the informant. There is general and omnibus allegations levelled against the petitioner. In para-18 of the bail application it is mentioned that the opposite party no.2 is a teacher in a private

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74596 of 2022(3) dt.19-06-2023 2/2 school in Bangalore. 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. It is submitted that the petitioner is still ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No.54/2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T