Chandan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9747 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-578 Year-2020 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== CHANDAN PASWAN Son of Suresh Paswan Resident of village - Kauahi Mirzapur, P.S.- Bahadurpur and District - Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Kanchan Kumari Daughter of Kameshwar Paswan Resident of village and P.S.- Bahadurpur and District - Darbhanga.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar No2, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other family members committed torture on the informant due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand.

Learned counsel appearing 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. However, he is ready to keep the victim to her matrimonial house with honour and dignity. The case is triable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9747 of 2023(2) dt.12-05-2023 2/2 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.

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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in Bahadurpur Police Station Case No. 578/2020, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T