Munna Prasad Keshari @ Omnarayan Kumar Keshari @ Om Narain Keshari v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9953 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1996 Year-2016 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== MUNNA PRASAD KESHARI @ OMNARAYAN KUMAR KESHARI @ OM NARAIN KESHARI, son of Sri Yadolal Sah Keshari, R/o- village Bhaisalotan Pipra Kothi, P.S.- Valmikinagar, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar

2. Bindu Devi, wife of Munna Prasad Keshari and daughter of Sri Harendra Prasad Keshari, R/o- Chanpatia, Bin Toli, Dhath Chowk, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Chanpatia, District- West Champaran.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. UMANATH MISHRA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9953 of 2018(2) dt.20-02-2018 2/2 present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has 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.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Complaint Case No. 1996C of 2016 (Trial No. 1208 of 2017), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T