Laxmi Chauhan @ Rajkumar Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19131 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Nalanda ====================================================== Laxmi Chauhan @ Rajkumar Chauhan Son Of Sri Naresh Chauhan R/O Village- Singthu, P.S.- Manpur, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Smt. Usha Devi D/O-Badri Chauhan, Wife Of Laxmi Chauhan @ Rajkumar Chauhan R/O Village- Ugawan Chakpar, P.S.- Ashthawan, District- Nalanda. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jai Prakash Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 07-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 323, 341, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The basic accusation is of torture and making assault for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that a false and concocted story has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19131 of 2021(5) dt.07-04-2022 2/3 created and petitioner has been implicated in this case. The petitioner is husband of the informant and he never demanded any dowry. The petitioner is still ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 11 of the petition.

Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Nalanda, Biharsharif/concerned Court in connection with Nalanda Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

If the informant wishes to reside with the petitioner, she will file a petition to that effect before

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19131 of 2021(5) dt.07-04-2022 3/3 learned Court below. On receiving such a petition, the learned Court below will issue notice to the petitioner when the petitioner will be under an obligation to comply the undertaking given before this Court to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T