Mritunjay Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57645 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -292 Year- 2017 Thana -PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPATNA ======================================================

1. Mritunjay Kumar son of Mithilesh Sharma Resident of Village Fatehpur, P.S. Naubatpur, District Patna, A/P Mohalla Ram Krishna Nagar, P.S. Ram Krishna Nagar, District Patna.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Smt. Puja Kumari wife of Mritunjay Kumar D/o Ganesh Pd. Singh resident of village Fatehpur, P.O. Shahar Rampur, P.S. Naubatpur, District Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lovekush Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and 4 of D.P. Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of the 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57645 of 2017 (2) dt.08-12-2017 2/2 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The case is triable by the Magistrate. Due to petty family dispute, the present case has been instituted against the petitioner. The petitioner has further relied upon the judgment of this court, in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No.292(C)/2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Patna, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T