Bikki Kumar @ Bittu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6142 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2018 Thana- JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Bikki Kumar @ Bittu Kumar S/O Ashok Singh Resident Of VillageAbadganj, Near Of Shiv Mandir, Daltenganj, P.S.- Town P.S.- DistrictPalamu, Jharkhand. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ranju Kumari W/O Bikki Kumar @ Bittu Kumar, D/O Dev Nandan Prasad Resident Of Village- Abadganj, Near Mission School, Shiv Mandir, Ward No- 24, P.O.- Daltenganj, (Jalhata), P.S.- Medni Nagar, Town, DistrictPalamu (Jharkhand), At Present Residing At Village And P.O. And P.S.- Parari, District- Arwal (Bihar).

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 10-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

It is a case of cruelty and ousting the complainant from her matrimonial house due to non

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6142 of 2023(2) dt.10-04-2023 2/3 fulfilment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that petitioner is ready to keep his wife but she is not inclined to live with the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 08.08.2022. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 268 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6142 of 2023(2) dt.10-04-2023 3/3 the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Arwal.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) nirajkrs/- U T