Vikash Mehta v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18768 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -143 Year- 2015 Thana -MADHEPURA COMPALINT CASE DistrictMADHEPURA ====================================================== Vikash Mehta, son of Late Shiv Shankar Mehta, resident of village Fulout, Police Station Chausa O.P. Fulout, District Madhepura .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Gunjan Devi, wife of Vikash Mehta, daughter of Brahmdeo Mehta, resident of village Fulout, Police Station Chausa O.P., Fulout, district Madhepura, presently resident of village Uda kishunganj Tola Rambag, Police Station Uda Kishunganj, District Madhepura .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajkishore Singh For the Complainant : Mr. Pawan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2017 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Complaint Case No. 143 of 2015, disclosing offences under Sections 498A/324/307/379/341/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is the husband of the Opposite Party No. 2. The matrimonial discord appears to be the root cause of lodging of the First Information Report. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that

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There is no reason for this Court to feel that if granted anticipatory bail, the petitioner shall flee from the course of investigation or trial.

It is submitted that the petitioner shall present himself before the police as and when required and there is no chance that he will tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses.

Considering the nature of accusation and submission advanced on behalf of the petitioner, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioner, Vikash Mehta, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Uda Kishunganj, in connection with complaint Case No. 143 of 2015, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the Court, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to

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(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √