IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36425 of 2009 SANTOSH CHOURASIYA @ SANTOSH SAMRAT S/O MAHESHWAR PD. CHOURASIA R/O KAZICHAK,P.S-MAHESHKHOOT,DISTT- KHAGARIA.. ..Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR … Opposite Party For the Petitioner: Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 3 07.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under sections 365, 368, 323, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is that he had kidnapped the informant at the point of gun and forcibly married him with his sister. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 02.07.2009 and there is a counter case also filed by the sister of the petitioner under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is further submitted that it is not a case of demanding ransom etc., rather there is possibility that the informant could have married willfully and thereafter started demanding dowry and due to that a 2 false case has been lodged against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State submitted that there is direct allegation of kidnapping at the point of gun against the petitioner and forcibly marrying the informant with his sister. The antecedent of the petitioner is also not clean and in the supplementary affidavit, it has been stated that in three cases, he has been made accused, out of which Maheshkhoot Police Station Case No. 94 of 2009 under section 364 of the Indian Penal Code is pending against him. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the allegation that the petitioner had abducted the boy at gun point coupled with the fact that his antecedent also is not clean, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail for the present. This application is, accordingly, dismissed. However, if so advised, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after three months. SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)