Vijay Chaurasia v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49355 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -11 Year- 2018 Thana -JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE DistrictJEHANABAD ====================================================== Vijay Chaurasia, Son of Sri Seonarayan Chaurasia, resident of VillageJabara, Police Station- Nokha, District Rohtas at Sasaram. At present resident of Village- Sanjhauli, Police Station- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtas at Sasaram.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Mamta Kumari @ Dhanmuniya Devi, Wife of Vijay Chaurasia, Daughter of Shambhu Prasad, resident of Village- Jabara, Police Station- Nokha, District- Rohtas at Sasaram. At present resident of Village- Parasi, Police Station- Parasi, District- Arwal. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 323, 379, 498(A) of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioner tortured the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49355 of 2018 (2) dt.10-08-2018 2/3 is no allegation of tampering with the 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 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.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/ complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned S.D.J.M. Arwal, in connection with Complaint Case No. 11 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49355 of 2018 (2) dt.10-08-2018 3/3 or one time settlement.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T