Ravi Mehta v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51789 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -266 Year- 2017 Thana -PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPATNA ====================================================== Ravi Mehta, S/o Sudarshan Mehta @ Sidheshwaar Prasad, R/o MohallaKumhrar, P.S.- Agam Kuan, Distt.- Patna. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Shanti Devi, W/o Ravi Kumar Mehta, D/o Arjun Mahto , R/o MohallaKamdahpar, P.O.- Guljarbag, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Vivekanand Vivek, Adnocate. For the State : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.05.2018 in a case for the offence registered under Section 498(A) of the IPC.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioner tortured the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. There is no allegation of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51789 of 2018 (2) dt.05-09-2018 2/2 tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has further 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 learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/ complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-III, Patna City, in connection with Complaint Case No. 266 of 2017. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T