Mantu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21981 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -17 Year- 2016 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Mantu Singh son of Late Jang Bahadur Singh.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Birendra Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satyavrat Verma(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-05-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the brother-in-law (Bahnoi) of the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 341, 342, 504, 506 and 354/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that for the protest being made by the informant against illicit relationship of her husband with some lady, the husband of the informant confined the informant in the room when she informed her brother and when the brother came then the accused persons including the petitioner assaulted the informant and her brother. It is also alleged against the petitioner that the petitioner used to have bad intention towards the informant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21981 of 2016 (2) dt.17-05-2016 2/2 the petitioner has been roped in the present case since he happens to be the brother-in-law of the husband of the informant. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The injury of the informant and her brother has been found absolutely superficial simple in nature though, opinion with regard to one injury of each injured has been kept reserved.

Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Dehri, Rohtas in connection with Dehri (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 17 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T