Gaurav Shah v. State Of NCT Delhi

4# $~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 1060/2016 GAURAV SHAH ..... Petitioner Represented by:

Mr. Tanveer A. Mir, Advocate.

versus STATE OF NCT DELHI ..... Respondent Represented by:

Mr. Hirein Sharma, APP for the State with SI Yogesh Raj, PS Prashant Vihar.

Mr. Vishnu Swarup and Ms.

Sonika Tiwari, Advocates for the complainant.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA

O R D E R

% 08.08.2016 1.

By this petition the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.05/2016 under Sections 498A/406/34/377/354A IPC registered at PS Prashant Vihar.

2.

The petitioner is the husband of the complainant. The allegations against the petitioner and his family members are that the petitioner besides the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister -in-law mentally and physically tortured the complainant for not brining sufficient dowry in the marriage. There are allegations of unnatural sex without the consent of the complainant and that the father-in-law misbehaved with the complainant. It is alleged that the husband made a video and threatened her to upload the BAIL APPLN. 1060/2016

same on internet. The return of istridhan is also sought. 3.

To show his bona fide the petitioner has already deposited a sum of `20 lakhs in a fixed deposit with the Registrar General of this Court and has joined the investigation wherein he has handed over the mobile phone and laptop to the Investigating Agency.

4.

It is, therefore, directed that in the event of arrest the petitioner be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of `25,000/- with one surety of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer/SHO concerned, further subject to the condition that he will join the investigation as and when directed by the Investigating Officer and will not leave the country without prior permission of the court concerned.

5.

The amount of `20 lakhs so deposited by the petitioner shall be kept by the Registrar General in a fixed deposit so that it earns interest and shall be subject to the final outcome of the proceedings in the above noted FIR or the Family Court or a settlement arrived at between the parties. 6.

Petition is disposed of. Order dasti.

MUKTA GUPTA, J.

AUGUST 08, 2016 'vn'

BAIL APPLN. 1060/2016