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Atul Kumar Singh @ Atul Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC19 Aug 2023CR. MISC./40293/2023

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The High Court directed the petitioner to surrender within four weeks for admission to provisional bail. Mediation proceedings were ordered before the lower court to settle disputes, subject to a final call on granting permanent bail.

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Direction to surrender within four weeks for provisional bail, hold mediation, and no coercive steps within that period.

Atul Kumar Singh @ Atul Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Matrimonial and Divorce | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40293 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2022 Thana-COMPLAINT CASE District- Siwan

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Atul Kumar Singh @ Atul Singh Son Of Rajpati Singh, resident of villageMahual Mahal, Ps- M.H. Nagar (HASANPURA), District- Siwan.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Roshni Devi Wife Of Atul Kumar Singh @ Atul Singh Resident Of VillageMahual Mahal, Ps- M.H. Nagar (HASANPURA), District- Siwan, At Present D/O Janardan Singh, R/0 Village Sikandarpur (GAUR), Ps,MAHARAJGANJ, District- Siwan

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajiv Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr.Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER

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2 19-08-2023 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.207/2022 (Tr. No.3647 of 2023), registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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The case of the complaint, in brief, is that her marriage was solemnized with the petitioner on 17.05.2014 as per Hindu Rites and Rituals, whereafter she had gone to her

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40293 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 2/4

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matrimonial home, however, subsequently, the accused persons, including the petitioner herein, started demanding dowry and then, they started harassing and torturing her and finally, ousted her from matrimonial home.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he is having a clean antecedent. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted, by referring to paragraph no.9 of the present petition, that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife i.e. the opposite party no. 2-complainant with due honour and dignity and he is also ready to participate in mediation proceedings, if any, to be initiated by the Ld. Court below, in order to resolve the matrimonial disputes amicably.

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5. Per contra , the learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40293 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 3/4

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submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it fit and proper to direct the petitioner to surrender before the learned court of SDJM, Siwan, in connection with Complaint Case No. 207/2022 (Tr. No.3647 of 2023), within a period of four weeks from today, whereupon the petitioner shall be admitted to the privilege of provisional bail on the very same day and then the learned court below shall issue notice to the complainant-wife and hold mediation proceeding in between the petitioner and his wife with a view to settle the matrimonial disputes between them amicably.

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The learned court below is directed to take a final call with regard to either confirming the provisional bail to be granted to the petitioner or revoking the same subject to outcome of the mediation proceeding as also considering the case of the petitioner on merits, without being prejudiced by the dismissal of his bail petition by the learned court below.

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In the meantime, for a period of four

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40293 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 4/4

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weeks from today, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner herein.

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The present petition stands disposed off

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on the aforesaid terms.

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(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

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kanchan/-

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