The High Court at Patna granted pre-arrest bail to the petitioner pending arrest or surrender in a dowry harassment case after mediation reports stated the dispute could not be resolved. The petitioner is to be released on bail bond with sureties.
Release on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11922 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2018 Thana- SIMRI District- Darbhanga
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Raj Kumar Sah @ Rajan Kumar Sah Son of Narsingh Sah Resident of Village - Nirmali, Ward No. 8, P.S-Nirmali Dist.-Supual.
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr.Pankaj Kumar Das, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr.Zainul Abedin, APP ======================================================
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
8 12-06-2020
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State via video conferencing.
The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Simri P.S. Case No.15 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
It appears from the previous orders that this matter was sent to Patna High Court Mediation and Reconciliation Centre for resolving the dispute between the parties through the process of medication.
Learned Mediator has submitted his report dated 06.11.2019 in which he has stated that the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11922 of 2019(8) dt.12-06-2020 2/2
Regard being had to the nature of allegation made in the FIR and the submissions advanced at the Bar, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below, the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in Simri P.S. Case No.15 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to be released on pre-arrest bail in proceedings under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Raj Kumar Sah
The State of Bihar
ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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