Rajeev Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11744 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -34 Year- 2017 Thana -MAHILA PS District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Rajeev Ranjan, age about 32 years, son of Sri Chandra Mohan Das, resident of village- Kaithwar, P.S.- Saketpur, District- Darbhanga, present address- Shashwat Kutir in front of Sadar Prakhand Karyalaya, VillagePosanpure Kabirchak, P.S. Sadar, District- Darbhanga, presently residing at Flat No. 1, Tulasi Theatre Road 9th Main, Next to RJS PU College, Chowdeshwari Layout, P.S.- Marathahalli, Bangalore North- Benguluru, Karnataka- 560037.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Shama Sinha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastriji, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 323, 504, 506, 498(A) and 354/34 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 got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11744 of 2018 (2) dt.05-03-2018 2/2 case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is nephew of the victim. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the victim. 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, in the event of arrest or 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 the learned S.D.J.M. Darbhanga, in connection with Darbhanga Mahila P.S. Case No. 34 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T