Prateek Mathur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6232 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4562 Year-2019 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Prateek Mathur S/o Dilip Mathur Resident of Bakhshi Mohalla, opposite Ram Mandir, Padri Ki Haveli, P.S.- Khajekalan, District - patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Manisha Sinha W/o Prateek Mathur, D/o late Binay Kumar Sinha Resident of Flat No. -303, SS Enclave, opposite Axis Bank, Ahiana Digha Road, P.S. - Shastrinagar, District - Patna.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rashid Zafar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :

N o n e ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-08-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of the Opposite Party No. 2.

3. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is of matrimonial cruelty and of demand of dowry.

5. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner happens to be husband of the informant and present case has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6232 of 2024(7) dt.05-08-2024 2/3 been lodged due to petty family dispute. There is general and omnibus allegation of commission of assault against him. As a matter of fact, the petitioner at no point of time demanded any dowry or committed torture. It is further submitted that petitioner is ready to keep the informant, as his wife, with full honour and dignity. It is next submitted that the case is triable by the Magistrate. In this connection, petitioner has relied upon a 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. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

8. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Complaint Case No. 4562

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6232 of 2024(7) dt.05-08-2024 3/3 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T