Ranjeet Mahton v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22763 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1114 Year-2016 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ranjeet Mahton, Son of Late Janak Mahato, Resident of Village- Milki, P.S.- Mansurachak, District- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Shanti Devi, Wife of Shambhu Mahto and Daughter of Mahendra Mahto, Resident of Village- Donar Darbhanga, Ward No.17, P.S.- Sadar, DistrictDarbhanga. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Narain Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar -1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 406 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code in which cognizance has been taken 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22763 of 2018(2) dt.17-04-2018 2/2 petitioner. The petitioner is bhainsur of the victim. He 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 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/F.I.R. 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. -I, Begusarai in connection with Complaint Case No. 1114-C/2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T