Kumar Rituraj @ Kumar Ritu Raj @ Kr. Rituraj v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46581 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1174 Year-2017 Thana- MUNGER COMPLAINT CASE District- Munger ====================================================== Kumar Rituraj @ Kumar Ritu Raj @ Kr. Rituraj S/o Sri RAmbahadur Thakur @ Ram Bahadur Thakur, R/o Mohalla- Sunderpur, Sonar Tola, P.S.- Lalit Narayan Mithila University Campus, District- Darbhanga, at present MohallaKeshri Nagar, Road No. 17, Bank Colony, Baba Chowk, P.S.- Rajeev Nagar, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Chandni Kumari W/o Sri Kumar Rituraj @ Kumar Ritu Raj @ Kr. Rituraj D/o Sri Vinod Kumar Thakur, R/o Mohalla- Mogal Bazar, Near Dashbhuji Temple, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Munger.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Manish Kumar No 13, Advocate Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Kumar -2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46581 of 2018(2) dt.31-07-2018 2/2 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 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 petitioner is named in the complaint case.

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 S.D.J.M., Munger in connection with Complaint case No.1174C of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T