Rajkumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4388 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-753 Year-2018 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran ====================================================== RAJKUMAR MANJHI Son of Ramanand Manhi, Resident of Village - Noneya, Samaraiya Tola, Ward No. 2, P.S.- Paharpur, Distt - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Anita Devi D/o Bhola Manjhi, Resident of Village - Binwaliya, P.S.- Govindpur, Distt - East Champaran.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar No. 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-01-2022 None appeared on behalf of the petitioner.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. C-753 of 2018 registered for offence punishable under section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Vide order dated 21.10.2021, after hearing both the parties, the case was referred to the Mediation Centre of the district court. The report of District Mediation Centre is available with the record, which is at flag 'A'. The Mediator of the District Mediation Centre, Shri Bindeshwar Nath Tiwari has sent his report dated 23.12.2021, mentioning therein that the opposite party no. 2 was continuously appearing on three dates,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4388 of 2020(5) dt.06-01-2022 2/2 but the petitioner did not appear before the District Mediation Centre which shows apathy of the petitioner.

In these circumstances, the petitioner is not entitled to benefit of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey , J) Mahesh/- U T