Ram Chandra Mahto And ANR v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.44141 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -985 Year- 2014 Thana -WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================
1. Ram Chandra Mahto S/o Late Sukai Mahto
2. Bikau Mahto @ Bikau Kumar S/o Ramchandra Mahto Both are R/o Village - Jaukatia, Nuniar Tola, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Rajdeo Mahto S/o Late Mukhlal Mahto R/o Village - Nargawa, P.S. - Sirisiya O.P., District West Champaran.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv. For O.P. No. 2 Mr. Ram Kishun Prasad, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Ashlam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-12-2017 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of S.C. 90/2016/821/17 arising out of Complaint Case No. 985C/2014, disclosing offences under Sections 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Allegedly, petitioner no. 1 refused to marry the complainant's daughter as the complainant failed to satisfy the demand of dowry which was being made by the petitioner no. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44141 of 2017 (3) dt.19-12-2017 2/2 summonses have been issued and they apprehended arrest if they appear before the court below in compliance of the said summons. Learned counsel for the complainant has opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail.
Considering the submission, as above, this application is allowed.
Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest of surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with S.C. 90/2016/821/17 arising out of Complaint Case No. 985-C/2014, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) sushma/- U T