The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a dowry harassment case under Sections 498A and 323 IPC, releasing him on a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties within six weeks.
Petitioner released on bail via bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount within six weeks.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17323 of 2017 (3) dt.18-08-2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.17323 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2016 Thana -MAHILA PS District- JAMUI
====================================================== Chetlal Das, S/o Mishri Das, Resident of Village- Sundari Tonr, P.S.Jhajha, District- Jamui.
.... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Madhuranand Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER
3 18-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jamui (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 09 of 2016, registered under Sections 323, 498(A) and 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The accusation is of torturing the informant by her husband and in-laws due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and also to remove from her matrimonial house.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the informant and marriage was performed before 25 years and out of wedlock there are one son and two daughters and grand-daughter but with ulterior motive the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17323 of 2017 (3) dt.18-08-2017
informant has filed the Complaint Case No. 1269C of 2015, which is the basis of the F.I.R.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M., Jamui, in connection with Jamui (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 09 of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)
Bhardwaj/-
U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to release on anticipatory bail subject to conditions.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Chetnal Das
The State of Bihar
Rajendra Kumar Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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