Sanjeev Kumar Bhatt v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49919 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6214 Year-2015 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE District- Nawada ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar Bhatt son of Sri Surendra Bhatt, resident of village Bal Bandh, P.S. Charpokhari, District Bhojpur, at present residing at Supaul, P.S. and District Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. State Of Bihar

2. Shobha Devi w/o Sanjeev Kumar Bhatt, resident of Ball Bandh, P.O. Garhni, P.S. Charpokhari, Dist. Bhojpur, at present residing at D/o Shiv Pujan Roy, village Amawan, P.S. Rajauli, Dist. Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI BRAJ KISHORE PRASAD ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. 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 relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49919 of 2017(2) dt.17-10-2017 2/2 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 A.C.J.M. III, Nawada in connection with C.R. No.6214 of 2015 (Nawada Complaint case No.6214 of 2015), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T