The Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a complaint case involving charges under Sections 498A, 494/34 IPC for dowry torture, directing furnishing of bonds.
Petitioner released on bail by furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25968 of 2018
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -558 Year- 2016 Thana -JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE DistrictJEHANABAD
====================================================== Nitish Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER
the State and learned counsel, appearing for opposite party No. 2.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections-498A, 494/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
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 the petitioner is in custody since 19-02-2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses 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
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25968 of 2018 (2) dt.27-04-2018
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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, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Complaint Case No. 558 of 2016.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
A.K.V./U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be released on bail in a case involving prosecution for dowry-related offences.
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Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of BiharRelied on¶8
2006(3) PLJR, Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Nitish Kumar
State of Bihar
Sudhir Singh
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