IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7123 of 2011 Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 3 21-07-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.01.2011 in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 04 of 2010 registered under sections-120B, 323, 498A, 364A of the Indian Penal Code. Originally, the informant filed complaint case which was converted into above-said police case. It would appear from perusal of contents of first information report as well as relevant paragraphs of the case diary that prior to the alleged occurrence, the victim had filed two cases of 498A and one suit for divorce in Family Court but almost all the aforesaid cases ended into compromise and victim went to the house of petitioner but it was stated that she became traceless from the house of the petitioner and after that the informant lodged the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as a matter of fact, the victim was taken away by informant himself and after that, the victim solemnized her marriage and started residing at Bombay and taking the advantage of aforesaid marriage of victim, the informant lodged this false case against 2 the petitioner so that he may fetch up more money from the petitioner as well as his other family members. In support of his contention, he drew my attention towards the statements of some proposed witnesses of the prosecution. Admittedly, the investigation against the petitioner has already been completed and the I.O. could not succeed to trace out the whereabouts of victim. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, the petitioner, namely, Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. .04 of 2010 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj. AKV/- ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)