Sudhir Singh @ Sudhir Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13143 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -302 Year- 2016 Thana -PUNPUN District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Sudhir Singh @ Sudhir Kumar, son of Bindeshwar Singh, resident of Village- Alawalpur, P.S.- Punpun, Dist- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Sabita Devi w/o Sudhir Singh, resident of village Moarlan, P.S. Sultanganj, Distt. Patna, present village Alawpur, P.S. Punpun, Distt. Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindeshwar Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 504, 498(A), 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment 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.13143 of 2017 (4) dt.20-07-2017 2/2 petitioner undertakes to keep the informant with all respect and dignity. 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 State and learned counsel for the informant, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. The counsel for the informant agrees to the offers made by the petitioner.

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 S.D.J.M., Mashaurhi, Patna in connection with Punpun P.S. case No.302 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