Raja Khan v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.63609 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -368 Year- 2017 Thana -EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Raja Khan, Son of Waheddin Khan @ Wahidin Khan, Resident of Village:Padari, P.S: Dhaka, District: East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Rasia Begam, Wife of Raja Khan, Resident of Village:Padari, P.S: Dhaka, District: East Champaran.

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate. For the State : Smt. Anusuiya Jaiswal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Section 498(A) of the IPC. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioner tortured the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.63609 of 2018 (2) dt.10-10-2018 2/3 petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has further 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 learned counsels for the State and opposite party no. 2, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/ complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned S.D.J.M. Sikrahna at Dhaka, District-East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Complaint Case No. 368 of 2017, Trial No. 2951 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation

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U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T