Md. Saukat v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50676 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -260 Year- 2016 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- SUPAUL ====================================================== Md. Saukat .... .... Petitioner

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mustaque Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel for the O.P. No.2.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of D.P. Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

Vide orders dated 24.03.2017, the matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna but as per report of the Mediator, the mediation has failed. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50676 of 2016 (8) dt.16-01-2018 2/2 tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The case is triable by the Magistrate. Due to petty family dispute, the present case has been instituted against the petitioner. The petitioner has further relied upon the judgment of this court, in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the State and counsel for the O.P. No.2, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No.260©/2016, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Supaul, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T