Umesh Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6038 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -17 Year- 2014 Thana -MAHILA PS District- KHAGARIA ====================================================== Umesh Thakur, son of Dhanik Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-02-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the brother in law of the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the informant and the petitioner resides at Delhi for last seven years. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6038 of 2016 (2) dt.05-02-2016 2/2 today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria Mahila P.S. Case No. 17/2014 , subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T