Pankaj Mishra v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35496 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -94 Year- 2017 Thana -GOVINDGANJ DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Pankaj Mishra Son of Late Uma Shankar Mishra, R/o Village- Babu Tola Malahi, P.S.- Malahi, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .

2. Sangita Devi W/o Pankaj Mishra, R/o Village- Babu tola Malahi, P.S.- Malahi, Distt.- East Champaran.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shiva Shankar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Binod Kumar 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 94 of 2017, disclosing offence under Sections 498A,341, 323, 504,506 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is the husband of the complainant/informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant with full honour, love and dignity.

It is evident from the materials on record that matrimonial discord between them is the root cause for

registration of the First Information Report. No purpose will be served, if the petitioner is taken into custody. It is submitted that the petitioner shall present himself before the police as and when required and there is no chance that he will tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses. Considering the nature of accusation and submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner above named in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M-I, Motihari, East Champaran in Govindganj (Malahi) P.S.case No. 94 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the Police/Court, as the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ArunKumar/- U