Grijesh Kumar @ Grijesh Choudhary @ Gujesh Mahto @ Grijesh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19520 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2022 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Grijesh Kumar @ Grijesh Choudhary @ Gujesh Mahto @ Grijesh Mahto S/O Shatrudhan Choudhary R/V- Narkatiya Done, P.S.- Gobarhia, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

RAGINI DEVI D/O RAJENDRA CHUDHARY R/V- Balua, P.S.- Laukariya, District- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma :

Mr. Anand Kishor Chaudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-06-2023 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of D.P. Act.

The allegation against the petitioner is of torturing the informant in association of his family members on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and petitioner is not the husband of the O.P. No.2 because the marriage of the petitioner was never performed with the O.P. No.2. There is general and omnibus allegation against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19520 of 2023(3) dt.24-06-2023 2/2 petitioner. 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.

In 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 Complaint Case No. 06(C) of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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.

Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T