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Gudiya Singh @ Seema Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Dec 2021CR. MISC./12450/2021

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The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners, who faced charges of dowry-related torture and harassment, on the condition of surrender and furnishing surety bonds within a specified timeframe.

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Petitioners granted anticipatory bail to surrender within 12 weeks, conditional on furnishing Rs. 10,000 bonds each with two sureties.

Gudiya Singh @ Seema Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12450 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna

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GUDIYA SINGH @ SEEMA KUMARI W/o Bhola Singh R/o MohallaTown Planning, P.O. and P.S.- Dhenkanal Sadar, Distt.- Dhenkanal, StateOdisha

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Bhola Singh @ Pramod Kumar Singh S/o Late Ambika Singh R/o MohallaTown Planning, P.O. and P.S.- Dhenkanal Sadar, Distt.- Dhenkanal, StateOdisha

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Priyanka Singh Wife of Manish Kumar Singh R/o Mohalla- Nonahi Tand, near Railway Crossing, P.O. and P.S.- Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh, StateJharkhand

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Manish Kumar Singh S/o Arun Dev Singh R/o Mohalla- Nonahi Tand, near Railway Crossing, P.O. and P.S.- Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh, StateJharkhand

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Rohit Kumar Singh S/o Dilip Kumar Singh R/o Mohalla- Patel nagar, CCL Quarter, Coal Field Ltd., P.S.- Bhurkhunda O.P., Distt.- Ramgarh (Jharkhand)

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anand Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 23-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

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APP for the State.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove

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the defects, as pointed out by the Office, within a period of eight weeks.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12450 of 2021(2) dt.23-12-2021 2/3

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Code and ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

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It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner no. 1 is cousin mother-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is cousin father-in-law, petitioner no. 3 is sister-in-law, petitioner nos. 4 and 5 are brother-in-law of the victim. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182 .

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On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12450 of 2021(2) dt.23-12-2021 3/3

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bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Patna in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 39/20, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Sudhir Singh, J)

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Pankaj/-

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Gudiya Singh @ Seema Kumari v. The State of Bihar

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