The High Court confirmed the petitioner's provisional anticipatory bail granted in a case involving offences under section 498A IPC and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, noting the opposite party's absence.
Provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner on 20th January, 2014 is hereby confirmed.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.2784 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3178 Year- 2012 Thana -KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictKATIHAR ====================================================== Md. Ashfaque Alam son of Abdur Razaque, Resident of Village- Monde Mukuria, P.S. Azamnagar, District Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Raunaka Khatoon wife of Md. Asfaque Alam daughter of Md. Hussain Resident of Village- Monde Mukuria, P.S. Azamnagar, District Katihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 20-08-2014 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Despite valid service of notice, opposite party no.2 has not appeared to contest the anticipatory bail petition.
The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in C.A. No.3178 of 2012 in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He has already been granted provisional anticipatory bail by this court on 20th January, 2014. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner in the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2784 of 2014 (3) dt.20-08-2014
2/2
aforesaid case on 20th January, 2014 is hereby confirmed.
Md.S./-
U T
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner should be confirmed.
Md. Ashfaque Alam
The State of Bihar
Raunaka Khatoon
ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
