Rajeshwar Thakur v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.28995 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -25 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================
1. Rajeshwar Thakur Son of Lak Raghu Thakur, Resident of VillageDewriya, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Mamta Kumari, D/o Sri Jawahar Thakur, Resident of Village- Rajradh, P.S.- Sasaram, District- Rohtas.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satyendra Narayan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Bachan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 10-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.04.2017 in connection with Mahila (Rohtas) P.S. Case No. 25/15 registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A and other allied Sections of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case, as lodged by the informant, is that she was married to Nagendra Thakur eight years back, but was subjected to torture and demand of dowry by her husband and in-laws. Petitioner is the father in law of the informant. It is further alleged that earlier Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 31/14 was registered against the husband and the petitioner amongst others, in which the husband was granted the privilege of bail on an
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28995 of 2017 (2) dt.10-07-2017 2/2 undertaking that he would keep the informant with full dignity and honour and when the informant again went to her matrimonial house she was again subjected to torture by the husband and inlaws including the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is the father-in-law, who has a separate home and hearth, and is ready to keep the informant daughter-in-law with full dignity and honour in his house. He submits that the undertaking was given by the husband to keep his wife with full dignity and honour and petitioner being the father-in-law of the informant has committed no offence.
However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let the petitioner above named be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram in connection with Mahila (Rohtas) P.S. Case No.25/2015.
(Nilu Agrawal, J) Rajesh/- U T