Raju Kumar Mahto @ Raju Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.751 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1593 Year-2022 Thana- SARAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSaran ====================================================== RAJU KUMAR MAHTO @ RAJU MAHATO Son of Bigan Mahto Resident of Village - Jaitpur, P.S. - Daudpur, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Puja Kumari W/o Raju Kumar Mahto R/o vill- Mararpur, P.O.- Jhakhra, P.S.- Amnaur, District- Saran (Chapra).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anup Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Nobody appears for opposite party no.2 inspite of valid service of notice.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 323, 498A, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other family members committed torture on opposite party no.2 due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner while denying the allegations, submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case because he is husband of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.751 of 2024(5) dt.09-05-2024 2/2 victim. However, he is ready to keep the victim to her matrimonial house with honour and dignity. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has further 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.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let this petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Saran at Chapra in Complaint Case No. 1593C/2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T