Ashok Sonkar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46323 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-537 Year-2016 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== Ashok Sonkar son of Fulchand Sonkar resident of Village - Chandauli, Neura, Police Station - Chandauli, District Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Baby Devi Wife of Ashok Kumar Sonkar, d/o Banbari Sonkar resident of Village - Chandauli, Neura, Police Station - Chandauli, District Rohtas. at present resident of Mohalla - Rameshwarganj Chalnia, P.S. Sasaram, District - Rohtas.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Achintya Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-08-2018 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 3⁄4 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46323 of 2018(3) dt.16-08-2018 2/2 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/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 S.D.J.M., Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Complaint Case No. 537 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T