Devi Lal Mehta @ Devi Lal Kr. Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48194 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2018 Thana- JADIA District- Supaul ====================================================== Devi Lal Mehta @ Devi Lal Kr. Mehta S/o Satya Narayan Mandal @ Satya Narayan Mehta, Resident of Village-Raghunathpur, P.S.-Jadiya, DistrictSupaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. S Braj Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 307, 328, 498A, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and assault upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 15.02.2018 and 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 present case due to petty family

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48194 of 2018(2) dt.08-08-2018 2/2 dispute. Except for offence under Sections 307 and 328 of I.P.C. rest of the offences are triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has remained in custody approximately for six months. 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, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Supaul in connection with Jadiya P.S. case No.24 of 2018. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T