Manoj Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.64796 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2018 Thana- KHIJARSARAI District- Gaya ====================================================== Manoj Kumar, Son of Rajendra Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Saidpur, P.S.- Khizarsarai, District- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Manisha Rani, D/o Late Surendra Kumar Chaudhary, W/o Manoj Kumar, Resident of Village+P.O.- Manjhi, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District- Nalanda. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Smt. Pronati Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of 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 due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.64796 of 2018(2) dt.25-10-2018 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 Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/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 learned A.C.J.M. 4th Gaya in connection with Khizarsarai P.S. Case No. 168/18, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T