Niranjan Kumar Malviya And ANR v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39267 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -721 Year- 2017 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- JAMUI ======================================================

1. Niranjan Kumar Malviya &

2. Usha Devi .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, O.P. No. 2 and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A & 379 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. On earlier occasion, for similar nature of offence, a case has been lodged by the complainant against the petitioners and their family members. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have relied upon

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39267 of 2018 (2) dt.05-07-2018 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 and O.P. No. 2, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No. 721 C of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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