Chandan Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73332 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2017 Thana- BELSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== CHANDAN KUMAR JHA Son of Sri Bhagya Narayan Jha Resident of Village- Narauchh, P.S.- Jale, District- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Nurul Hoda For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 20-11-2019 Petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No. 71 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner happens to be husband of the informant and there is general allegation against the petitioner and other accused persons of assault with respect to demand of Rs.1 lac and subjected her to cruelty and ousted her from the house. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner has filed matrimonial case for decree of divorce before the Family Court at Ludhiana and in that case informant was appearing but it appears that she has not contested the same, as such ex parte decree has been passed in favour of petitioner. Heard learned APP also.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73332 of 2019(2) dt.20-11-2019 2/2 In view of above facts and circumstances, let petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Sitamarhi, in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No. 71 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and further condition is that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immoveable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U T