OM PRAKASH MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2020-12-07. OM PRAKASH MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6151 of 2020 1. Om Prakash Mahto 2. Lal Mohan Mahto 3. Jhutki Devi 4. Tejindra Mahto 5. Usha Devi 6. Krishna Mahto 7. Sandhya Devi 8. Rita Devi 9. Shivanand Mahto 10. Moti Mahto @ Vishal Mahto ..... Petitioners Vs. The State of Jharkhand & another .... Opposite Parties --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY Through Video Conferencing --- For the Petitioners : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Md. Hatim, A. P. P. ---th Order No. 02 Dated 07 December, 2020 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. So far as the defects No. 3, 4, 5(e) and 9(ii) are concerned, learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to remove the same once the situation normalizes. As regards the rest defects, as pointed out by the office, are concerned, the same are ignored. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Nagari P. S. Case No. 08 of 2020.
The marriage of the informant was solemnized with the petitioner No. 1 on 18. 05. 2013. It has been alleged that after one year there was a demand of cash for purchase of a tractor. Some amount was given by the father of the informant, but the informant was subjected to torture by various means and ousted from her matrimonial house in March, 2016. After a compromise, she had come back to her matrimonial house only to face torture once again from the accused persons. It has further been alleged that the torture continued and ultimately the informant was sent to her parents’ place. The petitioner No. 1 is the husband of the informant. The petitioners No. 2 and 3 are the parents-in-law of the informant while the other petitioners are also related to the petitioner No. 1. It appears that the petitioner No. 1 has also instituted a case being Nagari P. S. Case No.
07 of 2020 against the parents and other relative of the informant and as a retaliatory measure the present case has been instituted by the informant. The allegations are general and omnibus in 2. nature and all the persons related to the petitioner No. 1 including one of his friends has been roped in as accused in the present case. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned trial court within four weeks from today and on such surrender, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Nagari P. S. Case No. 08 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This application stands disposed of. MK (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY,J. )
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