High Court granted anticipatory bail to petitioner in Digha P.S. case for IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act offences, relying on a precedent dated 13-2-2024 with directions to police.
Anticipatory bail granted; liberty to file representation to SP with web copy of N. Ansari order within three weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20182 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-105 Year-2023 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna
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Arun Patel Son of Santosh Kumar Patel Resident of Mantri Elites A001, Dollars Layout, JP Nagar, 4th phase, JP Nagar, Bangaluru, Karnataka-560078
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aryan Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Digha P.S. Case No. 105 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is further submitted that the investigation in the case is still going on.
3. The learned APP for the State submits that the offences for which the instant FIR has been instituted against the
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petitioner carries punishment of less than seven years, the said submission of the learned APP is not disputed by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
4. In view of the submission made by the learned APP, the anticipatory bail application is disposed of in terms of the order dated 13-2-2024 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar).
5. The petitioner would be at liberty to file a representation before the concerned Superintendent of Police and the Investigating Officer of the case within a period of three weeks from today with a web copy of the order dated 13-2-2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari Vs. the state of Bihar) and the concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure that the Investigating Officer of the case strictly adheres to the directions contained in the the order dated 13-22024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3536 of 2024 (Naushad Ansari vs. The State of Bihar).
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with offences under IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Arun Patel
The State of Bihar
Neha Singh
Satyavrat Verma
As recorded by the court registry
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