Amarjeet Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18017 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2567 Year-2017 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== AMARJEET MANJHI Son of Sri Rajbali Manjhi Resident of Village - Belshand, O.P.- Madhopur, P.S.- Barauli, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Suman Devi Wife of Sri Kishore Manjhi Resident of Village - Belshand, O.P.- Madhopur, P.S.- Barauli, District- Gopalganj. At present Residing at Village - Saraiya Parendra, O.P.- Madhopur, P.S.- Barauli, DistrictGopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 498(A), 406 of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18017 of 2020(2) dt.16-07-2020 2/3 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. The case is triable by 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 complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Gopalganj in connection with Complaint case No.2567 of 2017, Trial No.2007 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18017 of 2020(2) dt.16-07-2020 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of seven weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T