Alok Ranjan v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.39658 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -6 Year- 2017 Thana -MALI District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Alok Ranjan, son of Awadhesh Singh, R/o Village- Manjhauli, P.S.- Mali, District- Aurangabad (Bihar).
.... .... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Ragni Devi W/o Alok Ranjan R/o Villaeg- Pateria, P.S.- Haidarnagar, District- Palamu (Jharkhand).
.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.
This is an application for bail in connection with Mali P.S.Case No. 6 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/34, 379, 307, 341, 323, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Allegation against the petitioner is of demanding dowry and subjecting the informant to cruelty. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that considering the behaviour of the informant he is not ready to keep her but still ready to maintain her.
Heard learned APP also.
Having heard both sides and considering the aforesaid
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39658 of 2017 (2) dt.19-08-2017 2/3 facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, be released on provisional bail for a period of three months on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Mali P.S.Case No. 6 of 2017, subject to the conditions that :- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.
(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.
(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reason, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.
In the meantime, learned court below will issue notice to opposite party No.2 and try to find out acceptable proposal of maintenance of the petitioner to the informant and considering the conduct of the petitioner, his bail bonds shall be confirmed by the court below itself.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39658 of 2017 (2) dt.19-08-2017 3/3 With the above observation, this application is disposed of.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U