Manoj Kumar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4208 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-372 Year-2021 Thana- SIWAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSiwan ====================================================== MANOJ KUMAR RAM Son of Bachcha Ram Resident of Village - Asaon, P.S.- Asaon, District - Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sapna Kumari @ Sapna Devi Wife of Manoj Kumar Ram D/O Chhote Lal Ram, Resident of Village - Ganahariya, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District - Siwan, And also Sapna Kumari W/O Manoj Kumar Ram, Resident of Village and P.O.- Asaon, P.S.- Asaon, District - Siwan.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma App, 236 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2024 Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of opposite party no. 2.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 504, 506 and 498A, of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other family members committed torture to the informant (victim) due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner while denying the allegations, submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case because he is husband of the victim.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4208 of 2023(3) dt.13-05-2024 2/2 However, he is ready to keep the victim with full honour and dignity. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has further 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. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let this petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of ACJM, Siwan, in connection with Complaint Case No. 372 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure . (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/AnkitU T