Husband sought anticipatory bail in a dowry and bigamy complaint case filed by his wife. The wife alleged dowry demands, torture, ouster from the matrimonial home and the husband's second marriage. The court declined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35046 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1112 Year-2022 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Muzaffarpur
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Om Prakash Kumar Son of Late Jagdish Singh R/O Village Yashoda Math, P.S.- Kanti, Dist.- Muzaffarpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nachiketa Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
6 22-11-2024
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petitioner to evade the Court or else he would have filed an exemption application which is not on record.
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hardship and the learned DV Court directed the petitioner to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs.9,000/- (nine thousand) to her on which learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the said order of the DV Court is under challenge on the ground that the order was passed ex parte.
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and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, the Court is not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Trial No. 3851 of 2023 arising out of Complaint Case No. 1112 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, (West), Muzaffarpur/Successor Court.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Kundan/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner apprehending arrest for offences under Sections 494 and 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act deserved anticipatory bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Om Prakash Kumar
The State of Bihar
Puja Kumari
Satyavrat Verma
As recorded by the court registry
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