Rajesh Mandal @ Rajesh Kumar Mandal v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39817 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -839 Year- 2016 Thana -BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictBHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Rajesh Mandal @ Rajesh Kumar Mandal S/o Mohanlal Mandal Resident of Loha Patti, P.S. Gulabbag, P.S. Gulabbag, District- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Suman Devi W/o Suraj Mandal, D/o Ajay Kumar resident of Lakhan Niwas, Village- Nurpur, P.S. Nathnagar (Madhusudanpur) DistrictBhagalpur. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.839 of 2016 for the offence instituted under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39817 of 2017 (2) dt.25-08-2017 2/2 tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner is Devar of the Complainant. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the complaisant. 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 his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No.839 of 2016 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., Bhagalpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T