Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27370 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -262 Year- 2014 Thana -BARH District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Chandan Kumar, Son of Late Janardan Singh, resident of VillageBerhna, Police Station- Barh, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Mala Devi, Wife of Chandan Kumar Daughter of Abhimannu Singh, Resident of Village- Berhna, Police Station- Barh, District- Patna at present living at Village- Siyur, Police Station- Roh, District- Nawada. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2017 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Barh Police Station Case No. 262 of 20141, disclosing offences under Section 498A/341/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The petitioner is the husband of the Opposite Party No. 2. The matrimonial discord appears to be the root cause of lodging of the First Information Report. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready to keep the Opposite Party No. 2 with full love

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There is no reason for this Court to feel that if granted anticipatory bail, the petitioner shall flee from the course of investigation or trial.

It is submitted that the petitioner shall present himself before the Court as and when required and there is no chance that he will tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses.

Considering the nature of accusation and submission advanced on behalf of the petitioner, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioner, Chandan Kumar, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna, in connection with Barh Police Station Case No. 262 of 2014, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present himself before the Police/Court, as the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on his part to appear before the Court on two

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(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √