Chandra Kishor Soni @ Lal Soni v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.14 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2017 Thana- SINGHESHWARASHTHAN DistrictMadhepura ====================================================== Chandra Kishor Soni @ Lal Soni S/o Ram Prasad Sah Resident of Village Parsa Hat, P.S. Raniganj, District Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Soni Devi W/o Chandra Kishor Soni @ Lal Soni, D/o Mahendra Swarnkar Resident of Village - Singheshwar, Ward No. 9, Pipra Road, P.S. - Singheshwar, District - Madhepura.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. RAM BILASH ROY RAMAN, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-01-2018 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, 494, 323, 406, 379, 380 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-fulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that 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 victim is in habit of instituting similar cases against the petitioner. The case is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14 of 2018(2) dt.05-01-2018 2/2 triable by the Magistrate. The 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 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 C.J.M., Madhepura in connection with Singheshwar P.S. case No.17 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T