Rajiv Kumar @ Tutul Kumar Singh @ Rajiv Singh @ Tutul Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43437 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -35 Year- 2014 Thana -KATRAHA District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Rajiv Kumar @ Tutul Kumar Singh @ Rajiv Singh @ Tutul Kumar Singh, son of Ram Vinesh Singh, resident of village - Ghataro, P.S. Kartahan, District - Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Bela Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar (APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORAL ORDER 27-01-2015 The petitioner is being tried for offence punishable under Section 498-A and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has been arrested and is in prison since 16.05.2014.

The petitioner filed Bail Petition No.715 of 2014 in the court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur and the same was dismissed on 02.09.2014. Hence, this petition. The allegations against the petitioner are only referable to Section 498-A, I.P.C. In the recent past Hon'ble Supreme Court held that arrest and continued detention, in cases registered under Section 498-A, I.P.C. is almost unwarranted. Therefore, further detention of the petitioner is not at all warranted. Hence, the petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43437 of 2014 (2) dt.27-01-2015 2/2 (Rupees Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Afjal Alam, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Kartahan P.S. Case No.35 of 2014.

(L. Narasimha Reddy, CJ) Sunil/- U T