Deepu Ram @ Deepak @ Deepu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2140 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2021 Thana- BUXAR COMPLAINT CASE DistrictBuxar ====================================================== DEEPU RAM @ DEEPAK @ DEEPU Son of Suresh Barik R/V- Devdih P.SBasdih, Dist- Balia (U.P). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Nitu Devi @ Nitu Kumari Daughter of Laxman Ram R/V- Street of lal chand Kurmi Dumraon , P.S- Dumraon, Dist- Buxar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Though Vakalatnama has been filed on behalf of O.P. No.2 , but nobody appears on her behalf today. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A) and 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no.2, is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drover her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2140 of 2023(3) dt.04-07-2023 2/2 dowry. 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. In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Complaint Case No.134(C) of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or for one time settlement.

Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) S.KUMAR/- U T