Ram Upnet Mahto @ Ram Opnet Mahto @ Ram Punit Mahto v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8519 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2017 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ram Upnet Mahto @ Ram Opnet Mahto @ Ram Punit Mahto son of late Ramdayal Mahto, resident of village Phulkaha, P.S. Sonbarsa, District Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. State Of Bihar

2. Anita Devi wife of Ram Opnet Mahto, D/o Aklu Sah, resident of village Phulkaha, P.S. Kanhauli, Dist. Sitamarhi, at present residing at R/o village Bhutahi, P.S. Sonbarsa, District Sitamarhi ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. ZAINUL ABEDIN ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 504, 498A, 354/34 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8519 of 2018(2) dt.13-02-2018 2/2 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 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. IV, Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. case No.180 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T