The High Court at Patna granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a complaint case involving sections 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, contingent on arrest or surrender within eight weeks.
Enlargement on bail on furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties each, provided petitioner arrests or surrenders within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5840 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1787 Year- 2015 Thana -GAYA COMPLAINT CASE District- GAYA
====================================================== Rana Dhiraj, son of Dinesh Kumar Singh, resident of village- Bhadiya, Police Station- Mufassil, District- Bhojpur, present address at- Qr. No. J-29, P.C. Colony, Kankarbagh, Police Station - Kankarbagh, District- Patna. Presently residing at 21, Redmyre Road, Strathfield, NSW, 2135 Australia.
.... .... Petitioner.
Versus
.... .... Opposite Parties.
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. For the State : Mr. For the Complainant/Opposite Party No.2 : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER
4 17-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State as also the learned counsel for the complainant/opposite party no.2.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1787 of 2015 registered under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The accusation is of torturing the complainant/opposite party no.2 by her husband (petitioner) and other in-laws due to non fulfillment of the dowry demand of cash Rs.10,00,000/-, car
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and A.C. and removing her and her child from the matrimonial house by snatching her personal belongings.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that while the petitioner and the complainant-opposite party no.2 assembled to settle the dispute in between them but due to hot exchange of words in between them, no fruitful result came out.
Having considered the facts and the circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender by him within eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Gaya, in connection with Complaint Case No.1787 of 2015, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)
P.S./-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties in the complaints case for torture and dowry demands.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Rana Dhiraj
The State of Bihar
Ritu Singh
Rajendra Kumar Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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