Kameshwar Das v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39608 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3066 Year-2016 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Kameshwar Das Son of Late Mahabir Das, R/o Village- Karua, P.S.- Chautham, District- Khagaria, At present Residing at Mahananda Colony, Janta Chauk, P.S.- K.Hat, District- Purnia.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Kiran Kumari D/o Late Krishna Ram W/o Kameshwar Das, R/o VillageSarbhi, P.S.- Baniapur, District- Saran at present Resident at Indira Nagar, Road No.6, P.S.- Jakkanpur, District- Patna.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. JAGDHAR PRASAD, 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 Sections 498A, 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry. The matter was referred to the Mediation Centre, Patna High Court vide order dated 07.11.2017. As per the report of the Mediator, the mediation has failed.

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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39608 of 2017(6) dt.04-01-2018 2/2 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the 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 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 Judge X-cum-A.C.J.M., Patna in connection with Complaint case No.3066C of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T