Sujeet Kumar Jha v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.59317 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2017 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Araria ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar Jha, Son of Basuki Nath Jha, Resident of village Fulwari Police Station Tarabari, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Baby Kumari daughter of Yugeswh Mohan Jha Wife of Sujeet Kumar Jha, residnet of village Jamua Dharuari, P.S. Tarabari, District- Araria. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP For opposite party No.2 :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate Mr. Yashwardhan Kashyap, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party No.2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 379, 427 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 case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.59317 of 2017(2) dt.11-12-2017 2/2 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 opposite party No.2, 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 S.D.J.M., Araria in connection with Mahila P.S. case No.47 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