Upendra Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49277 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2018 Thana- MASAURHI District- Patna ====================================================== Upendra Ram S/o Balkan Ram, R/o Vill.- Saguni, P.S.- Masaurhi, DistrictPatna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Aditya Narayan Singh 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under Sections 498A, 312, 379, 323, 354, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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 is in custody since 9.6.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is fatherin-law of the victim. He has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49277 of 2018(2) dt.09-08-2018 2/2 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 F.I.R/complaint case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Ranjay Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Masaurhi P.S. Case No. 120/2018. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T