Saukat Ali @ Md. Saukat Ali @ Md. Saukat v. The State State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69311 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2019 Thana- PIRO District- Bhojpur ====================================================== SAUKAT ALI @ MD. SAUKAT ALI @ MD. SAUKAT S/o Late Kanam Hasami R/o village- Katar, P.S.- Piro, District- Ara (Bhojpur) ... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Sanzida Praveen W/o Saukat Ali @ Md. Saukat Ali, D/o Gulam Gaush R/o village- Katar, P.S.- Piro, District- Ara (Bhojpur). At present villageGardhnaukha, P.S.- Gardhnaukha, District- Rohtash ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saroj Kumar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit For the Informant :

Mr.Parmatma Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-12-2021 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 341/323/504/498(A)/34 of the IPC. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. 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 dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69311 of 2019(4) dt.08-12-2021 2/2 submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the informant-wife of the petitioner is also ready and willing to reside with the petitioner, provided, she is not tortured. 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 Piro P.S. Case No.185 of 2019, 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) pallavi/- U T