Rohit Kumar Thakur @ Rohit Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9032 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-696 Year-2019 Thana- MADHUBANI COMPLAINT CASE District- Madhubani ====================================================== ROHIT KUMAR THAKUR @ ROHIT THAKUR Son of Ganesh Thakur Resident of Village- Phulparas, Ward No.-4, P.S.- Phulparas, DistrictMadhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Arti Kumari Wife of Sri Rohit Thakur, D/O Ram Bilash Thakur Resident of Village and Post- Phulparas, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani at present residing at village and Post- Sangi, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prabhas Ranjan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 06-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 498(A) of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3.

Petitioner, who is husband of complainant, is said to have tortured the complainant over dowry demand.

4.

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 drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of dowry. The petitioner has relied upon the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9032 of 2023(3) dt.06-02-2024 2/2 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.

5.

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.696 of 2019, T.R. No.876/2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. 6.

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 Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T