Rajkumar Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14736 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2021 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran ====================================================== RAJKUMAR DAS S/o Late Hira Das R/o Village- Dhaphar, P.S.- Chhauradano, Distt- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Savita Kumari @ Kiran Devi D/o Ramnath Das, W/o Rajkumar Das, Residing at Ghorasahan, P.S.- Ghorasahan, Distt- East Champaran. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Barun Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-09-2023 Despite valid service of notice nobody appears on behalf of the opposite Party No. 2.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

3 . Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 498A, 494 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. 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. 5 . Learned counsel for the petitioner while denying

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14736 of 2023(6) dt.20-09-2023 2/2 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 with 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.

6. 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 Learned S.D. J . M., Dhaka, East Champaran in connection with Trial No. 809 of 2022 ar arising out of Complaint case No. C-124 of 2021 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T