Dhananjay Ram v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30452 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -130 Year- 2016 Thana -AURANGABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Dhananjay Ram son of Late Nathuni Ram, resident of village Mahasu, P.S. Kutumba, District Aurangabad (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Gauriya Devi daughter of Chalitar Ram, resident of village Khakhra, Telia-Dih, P.S. Aurangabad (M), District Aurangabad .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 498(A) 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 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 petitioner has further relied upon the judgment of this Court in the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30452 of 2017 (2) dt.13-07-2017 2/2 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 complaint case.

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., Aurangabad in connection with Complaint case No.130 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