Guddu Paswan @ Guddu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17013 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-522 Year-2022 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== GUDDU PASWAN @ GUDDU KUMAR S/O- SUDHIR PASWAN VillageSohera Ps- Gaurichak Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Chandani Devi wife of Guddu Paswan @ Guddu Kumar Village- Moriyama Ps- Dhanarua Dist- Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 498 (A), 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other family members committed torture on the informant's daughter due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner while denying the allegations, submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case because he is husband of the victim.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17013 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 2/2 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.

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 A.C.J.M.- VI, Patnacity in connection with Gaurichak Police Station Case No 522 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T