Md. Ashfaque Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.60995 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -262 Year- 2017 Thana -SIKTI District- ARRARIA ====================================================== Md. Ashfaque Ansari, S/o Md. Zahir Ansari @ Md. Zahiruddin, Ansari, Resident of Village Khoragachh Momin Tola, P.S. Sikty, District- Araria. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Arun Kumar Singh -5, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is languishihg in custody since 11.10.2017 in a case for the offence registered under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 504/34 of the IPC.

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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.60995 of 2017 (2) dt.14-12-2017 2/2 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 counsels 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, 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 the learned J.M. Ist Class, Araria, in connection with Sikty P.S. Case No. 262 of 2017. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T