Prem Nath Gupta v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9083 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1706 Year-2015 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Prem Nath Gupta, Son of Shiv Nath Gupta resident of Village Bainaha P.S. Jogbani District Araria at present Gudari Mohalla Badreshwar Anchal P.S. Forbisganj, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Annu Alias Savitri Devi, D/o Late Ganga Prasad residing at Present Lohani Pur, in the house of Dukhan Rai (On rent), P.S. Kadamkuan, District- Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ram Prawesh kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. GOPESH KUMAR, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party No.2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 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 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9083 of 2017(13) dt.04-01-2018 2/2 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 and learned counsel for the opposite party No.2, 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Complaint case No.1706C of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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