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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./82831/2023disposed

Keshav Raj @ Raju Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2024-04-23Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82831 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== KESHAV RAJ @ RAJU RAI S/O RASHI NATH RAI @ SHASHI NATH RAI RESIDENT OF VIKASH NAGAR, ROAD NO. 11, SADAKAT ASHRAM, PS. DIGHA, DIST. PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

RINA KUMARI D/O BINDESHWAR PRASAD VILLAGE- RASILCHAK, PS. AND POST- PUNPUN, DIST. PATNA.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjiv Sharan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State along with learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case registered under Section 498(A) and 34 of the IPC read with Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is further submitted that investigation in the case is still pending.

4. The learned APP submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted carries punishment of less than seven years. The said submission of the learned APP is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82831 of 2023(4) dt.23-04-2024 2/2 O.P. No.2.

5. In view of the submission made by the learned APP the anticipatory bail application is disposed of in terms of the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar).

6. The petitioner would be at liberty to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case with a web copy of the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 within a period of three weeks from today and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the direction contained in the order dated 13.02.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar).

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T