Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25545 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2019 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== RANJAN KUMAR S/O PRAMOD SINGH R/O MOHALLA/VILLAGENISARPURA, P.S.-RANI TALAB, DISTRICT-PATNA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

NEHA KUMARI W/O RANJAN KUMAR R/O MOHALLA/VILLAGENISARPURA, P.S.-RANITALAB, DISTRICT-PATNA-801101. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25545 of 2021(2) dt.01-07-2021 2/3 of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is husband of the victim. 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. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the lockdown, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Rani Talab P.S. Case No. 270 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of the Criminal Procedure Code. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25545 of 2021(2) dt.01-07-2021 3/3 If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T