Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kr. Choudhary v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40181 of 2014 Arising Out ofCase No. -207 Year- 2014 Thana -BARH District- PATNA ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kr. Choudhary, son of Ram Pravesh Choudhary, resident of Dali-Ssaman Chak, PS Barh, District Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Bihar

2. Khusbu Devi W/o Ranjeet Kr @ Ranjeet Kr Choudhary D/o Dhaneshwar Chaudhary R/o Vill. Shahari, PO Sahari, PS Barh, Distt. Patna ............Opposite Parties ===================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh For the State : Mr. Abhay Kr.Singh, APP For the Opposite Party No.1 : Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORAL ORDER 16-01-2015 The petitioner is being tried for offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has been arrested and is in prison since 12.6.2014. The petitioner filed Bail Petition No. 306 of 2014 in the court of Additional Sessions Judge 1st, Barh and the same was dismissed on 9.9.2014. Hence, this application. The allegations against the petitioner are only referable to Section 498-A, IPC. In the recent past Hon'ble Supreme Court held that arrest and continued detention, in cases registered under Section 498-A, IPC is almost unwarranted. Therefore, further detention of the petitioner is not at all

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40181 of 2014 (2) dt.16-01-2015 2/2 warranted.

Hence, the petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna, in connection with Barh PS Case No.207 of 2014. (L. Narasimha Reddy,CJ) mrl U T