Govardhan Rajak @ Gowardhan Dhobi v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.603 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1143 Year- 2013 Thana -GAYA COMPLAINT CASE District- GAYA ====================================================== Govardhan Rajak @ Gowardhan Dhobi, S/o Bharat Rajak, Resident of Village- Awagila Joda Maszid, P.S.- Muffasil, Bunidyaganj, Distt- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Pratima Kumari, W/o Govardhan Rajak @ Gowardhan Dhobi, D/o Dilip Rajak, Resident of Villae- Awagila Joda Maszid, P.S.- Muffasil, Bunidyaganj, Distt- Gaya.

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Advocate. For the State : Smt Sangeeta Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1143/2013 for the offences instituted under Sections 323, 379, 498(A) and 504/34 of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act in which cognizance has been taken under Section 498(A)/34 of the IPC.

The accusation is of torturing and assaulting the complainant by the petitioner due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant. She became pregnant but due to her brutal assault her pregnancy was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.603 of 2017 (2) dt.11-01-2017 2/2 aborted. A panchayati was also convened to settle the dispute but in vain.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. He is a handicapped person and for the said reason the wife of the petitioner do not want to stay with him.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 1143/2013 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-VII, Gaya, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T