Shankar Verma v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.37617 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1870 Year- 2015 Thana -COMPLAINT CASE District- JAMUI ======================================================
1. Shankar Verma S/o Jainath Verma @ Jainath Mahto, R/o Vill.- Nagrai, P.S.- Chakai, District- Jamui.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Kanchan Devi D/o Late Bhola Rajak, R/o Vill.- Nagari, P.S.- Chakai, District- Jamui.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that 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. On earlier occasion also, the victim and her family members have instituted a case for similar
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37617 of 2018 (3) dt.09-07-2018 nature of offence against the petitioner and his family members. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The 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 Complaint Case/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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No. 1870(C) of 2015, 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