Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4312/2023dismissed

Chunnu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-10-05Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4312 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2022 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== CHUNNU KUMAR Son of Kapil Deo Ram R/V- Koiriya Jagir, P.S- Paroo, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad Mr. Bhavesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 05-10-2023 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No.173 of 2022, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 354B, 406 and other allied Sections of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Allegedly, the informant got the information of love affair between the petitioner and his daughter, he asked the petitioner to marry his daughter to which the petitioner agreed. It is further alleged that the family members of the petitioner arrived at the house of the informant and started making dowry demands and when the informant refused, they forcibly took away the petitioner with them and refused for marriage.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4312 of 2023(3) dt.05-10-2023 2/2 petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.

7. This application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T