Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10171 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1642 Year-2018 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== VIKASH KUMAR Son of Turanti Sah Resident of Village - Sanhauli, P.S.- Chitragupta Nagar, District - Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Sarita Devi Wife of Vikash Kumar Resident of Village - Sanhauli, P.S.- Chitragupta Nagar, District - Khagaria. At Present Address - Sarita Devi, D/O Jagdish Sah, Resident of Village - Garhara, O.P. P.S.- Barauni, District - Begusarai.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jai Kishor Poddar For the State :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10171 of 2020(8) dt.07-11-2022 2/2 demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that complainant/opposite party no.2 is residing with the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 concedes to the fact that complainant is residing with the petitioner.

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.1642C/2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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