Sudhir Mandal @ Sudhir Kumar Mandal v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34273 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -75 Year- 2018 Thana -JAMALPUR District- MUNGER ======================================================

1. SUDHIR MANDAL @ SUDHIR KUMAR MANDAL, Son of Subodh Mandal, Resident of Village- Mania Chauraha, P.S.- Kasim Bazaar, Dist.- Munger.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Rani Kumari, Wife of Sudhir Mandal, D/o Chiman Mandal, Resident of Keshopur Jamalpur, P.S.- Jamalpur, Dist.- Munger. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Umeshnand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. 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 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34273 of 2018 (2) dt.18-06-2018 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, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 75 of 2018 arising out of Complaint Case No. 294C of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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