Vijay Ram And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29256 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-522 Year-2015 Thana- BAHERA District- Darbhanga ======================================================

1. Vijay Ram, Son of Likho Ram,

2. Likho Ram, Son of Late Basudeo Ram.

3. Reshma @ Reshma Devi @ Rama Devi, wife of Likho Ram, All are resident of Village- Jayantipur, Police Station- Bahera, District- Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Rekha Devi, Wife of Late Mahesh Ram, Resident of Village- Jayantipur, Police Station- Bahera, District- Darbhanga.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Girish Chandra Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 498A, 504, 506, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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 petitioners. The petitioners are in-laws. They have falsely been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29256 of 2018(2) dt.10-05-2018 2/2 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. Benipur, Darbhanga in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 522 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T