Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17935 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2017 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son of Vakil Mandal Resident of Village - Madrauni, P.S.- Rangra out Post Gopalpur, Distt - Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Khushbu Devi Wife of Sonu Kumar, D/o Vinod Mahaldar Resident of Village - Madrauni, P.S.- Rangra out post, Gopalpur, Distt - Bhagalpur. At present Addess Resident of Village - Jayrampur, P.S.- Ghoga , Distt - Bhagalpur.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 504, 506, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 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 present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17935 of 2019(2) dt.29-03-2019 2/2 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 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Naugachia in the District of Bhagalpur in connection with Gopalpur (Rangra) P.S. case No.198 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T