Alok Kumar Verma @ Alok Verma And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.947 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -97 Year- 2018 Thana -KADAMKUAN District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Alok Kumar Verma @ Alok Verma Son of Late Vishwanath Prasad Resident of Mohalla - Tripolia, Beside Tripolia Hospital, P.S. - Sultanganj, Patna.

2. Saurav Anand Son of Alok Verma Resident of Mohalla - Tripolia, Beside Tripolia Hospital, P.S. - Sultanganj, Patna. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Smt Usha Kumari No-1, SPP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This is an appeal under Section 14(A) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail by the learned Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act)-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-V, Patna, in connection with Kadamkuan Police Station Case No.97 of 2018 registered under Sections 498A/341/323/ 379/307/ 504 / 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act and Section 3(i) (r)(w) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The informant had entered into a love marriage with son of the appellant Alok Kumar Verma @ Alok Verma.

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.947 of 2018 (2) dt.10-04-2018 P2/ Thereafter, differences cropped up and allegation of demand of dowry and torture for the same was made.

Considering the nature of allegation, let the appellants, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court-below where the case is pending in connection with the aforesaid case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as condition that the appellants shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the appellants.

Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and the appeal is allowed.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T