Mukesh Ranjan v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.37066 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -207 Year- 2017 Thana -NAYA RAM NAGAR District- MUNGER ======================================================
1. Mukesh Ranjan S/o Kuseshwar Prasad, R/o Shadipur, P.S.- Pirpainty, District- Bhagalpur.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Gouri Kumari W/o Mukesh Ranjan, D/o Lakhanlal Mandal, R/o Kantpur, P.S.- Nayaaram Nagar, District- Munger.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratnakar Ambastha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mr. Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, opposite party No. 2 and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of 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 due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37066 of 2018 (3) dt.09-07-2018 Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182. On behalf of the State and opposite party No. 2, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Naya Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 207 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.
(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V./- U T