Utkarsh Kumar Sinha v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 811 of 2024, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 10.05.2024 by Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J. Utkarsh Kumar Sinha @ Utkarsh Kumar Sanha v. The State of Jharkhand and Moushmi Sinha. Anticipatory bail sought apprehending arrest in a complaint case under Sections 323, 342, 406, 420, 120B, 498A/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 D.P. Act, alleging dowry demand and cruelty. Court held custodial trial unnecessary in a complaint case, disposed of the application without expressing any view on merits, and directed the petitioner to seek regular bail before the trial court in strict compliance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021(10) SCC 773) and to take notice of its fresh observations (2023- SCC online (SC) 452; 2023- Live Law (SC) 233).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail application disposed of without grant of pre-arrest bail; petitioner given liberty to seek regular bail before the learned trial court, which is to dispose of it in strict compliance with the Satender Kumar Antil guidelines and to take notice of the fresh 2023 observations; no view expressed on merits.