Shankar Mehta v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73865 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-505 Year-2018 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Shankar Mehta, Son of Bishundeo Mehta @ Bishu Mehta, Resident of Village- Mirzapur P.S. Simraha District Araria. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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State Of Bihar 2.

Geeta Devi, Wife of Shankar Mehta, Resident of Village- Mirzapur P.S. Simraha District-Araria.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kishore Pd ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 26-06-2019 Petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Forbesganj (Simraha) P.S. Case No. 505 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner and other accused persons is that they assaulted the informant opposite party No.2 with respect to demand of Rs.50,000/- and a buffalo and ousted her from the house.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the whole allegation is false and concocted and he is still ready to keep her with dignity and care. On the other hand, learned counsel for opposite party No.2 has submitted that she is also ready to reside

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73865 of 2018(5) dt.26-06-2019 2/2 with the petitioner if she is allowed to live with dignity and care. Heard learned APP also.

In such view of the matter, let petitioner appear before the court below on 8.7.2019, on that day opposite party No.2 shall also remain present in court and on filing a petition by the petitioner that he is ready to keep the informant with him with dignity and care and he will take her from the court itself to his house, the court below shall release the petitioner on provisional bail to its own satisfaction for a period of six months and during that period the court below will watch the conduct of both the parties by calling them in first week of every month and once the court is satisfied with their conduct, specially the petitioner, the bail bonds of the petitioner shall be confirmed, otherwise the court is free to pass any other order(s) as it may deem fit and proper, including cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

With the above observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U T