Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51772/2017bail granted

Afjal Alam v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2018-01-04Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51772 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3761 Year- 2016 Thana -GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE DistrictGOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Afjal Alam S/o Md. Munna Alam, a Resident of Village-Jagdish Barari, P.S.-Thawe, District-Gopalganj.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Afsana Khatoon, W/o Afjal Alam, D/o Md. Salamiddin Miyan, VillageJagdish Barai, .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel 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)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51772 of 2017 (3) dt.04-01-2018 2/2 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.3761 of 2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Gopalganj, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T