Md. Jafir Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28625 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -234 Year- 2017 Thana -SAHAYAK NAGAR District- KATIHAR ====================================================== Md. Jafir Alam, Son of Abdul Sattar Resident of Mohalla Officer's colony, Katihar, P.S. Sahayak, District- Katihar.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Khare ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Katihar Sahayak P.S. Case no. 234 of 2017, registered under Sections 498(A) and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torturing of the informant by her husband and other in-laws due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. Two lakhs and Pulsar motorcycle, as dowry, and she was also removed her from matrimonial house after snatching her personal belongings. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the joint prayer of the petitioner and O.P.No.2, the matter was referred to Mediation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna and after mediation, the petitioner took the informant at his house, while she was not ready to live with the family members of the petitioner. Thereafter, the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28625 of 2017 (3) dt.13-09-2017 2/2 petitioner kept his wife in a rented house, but after two days, she left the rented house.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2 submits that, in fact, the petitioner brutally assaulted the informant due to that reason, she left the rented house.

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2 failed to produce any injury report.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar Sahayak P.S. Case No. 234 of 2017, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T