Shankar Manjhi And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.72314 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2737 Year-2017 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ======================================================

1. Shankar Manjhi, Son of Late Bustta Manjhi,

2. Dharmender Kumar @ Chhotu Manjhi, Son of Shankar Manjhi,

3. Chania Devi, Wife of Shankar Manjhi,

4. Ramaia Manjhi @ Ramai Kumar Manjhi, Son of Shankar Manjhi,

5. Raju Manjhi, Son of Shankar Manjhi, All are residence of Village- Baranti, P.S.- Bidupur (Baranti O.P.), District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Ranu Devi, Wife of Late Ravindra Manjhi, Residence of Village- Jagodih, P.S.- Sarai, District- Vaishali.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Rajballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case in which cognizance has been taken under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.72314 of 2018(2) dt.04-12-2018 2/2 petitioners. The petitioners are in-laws. They have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have 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 petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. IV, Hajipur, Vaishali in connection with Complaint Case No. 2737/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T