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Ajay Kumar Alias Ajay Kumar Rana v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC22 Feb 2022A.B.A./1058/2022

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High Court at Ranchi granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in a dowry-cruelty case, with conditions regarding interim compensation deposit, sureties, and cooperation with investigation.

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Petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within four months on depositing Rs. 75,000 as interim compensation, Rs. 25,000 bail bond with two sureties, and complying with specified con

Ajay Kumar Alias Ajay Kumar Rana Vs the State of Jharkhand — Dowry and Cruelty | Jharkhand HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B. A. No. 1058 of 2022

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Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Kumar Rana … Petitioner

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The State of Jharkhand &Anr. … Opposite Parties

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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Petitioner : Mr. RohitAgarwal ,Adv. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri ,Addl. P.P. For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. YogeshModi, Adv.

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02 / 22.02.2022 Heard the parties through Video Conferencing.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner personally undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within two weeks after resumption of the court in physical mode.

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In view of the personal undertaking given by learned counsel for the petitioner the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter are ignored for the present.

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Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Giridih (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 18 of 2020 registered under Sections 377, 307, 354B, 498A, 342, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of D.P.Act.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being the husband, treated the opposite party no. 2 with cruelty in connection with demand of dowry. It is next submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and those allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and he undertakes to pay Rs. 75,000/- to the opposite party no. 2 as ad interim victim compensation without prejudice to his defence hence, the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of four months from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 75,000/- by way of demand draft drawn in favour of the opposite party no. 2as ad interim victim compensation without prejudice to his defence and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Giridih in connection with Giridih (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 18 of 2020 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with theInvestigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C.

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In case of depositing aforesaid demand draft by the petitioner, learned court below is directed to issue notice to the opposite party no. 2 and release the demand draft in her favour on proper identification forthwith and if the said amount is deposited by the petitioner, the same will be adjusted towards maintenance in any proceeding between the parties in future or the final settlement, if any, takes place between the parties.

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( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

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Smita/-

Ajay Kumar Alias Ajay Kumar Rana v. the State of Jharkhand

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