Amod Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.241 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-887 Year-2016 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== AMOD PASWAN Son of late Ramlagan Paswan Resident of Village - Madhopur Chikni, P.S.- Kurhani, Distt - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Vimal Devi Wife of Amod Paswan, D/o late Jay Kishun Paswan Resident of Village - Madhopur Chikni, P.S.- Kurhani, Distt - Muzaffarpur. At present resident of Moraul, P.S.- Sakra, Distt - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar @ S.K.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-06-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. 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, 498(A), 406, 504 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.241 of 2020(3) dt.16-06-2020 2/3 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 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 facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., West, Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 887 of 2016 corresponding to Tr. No. 3492/18, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of seven

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.241 of 2020(3) dt.16-06-2020 3/3 weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T