Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15929 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-446 Year-2019 Thana- LAXMIPUR District- Jamui ====================================================== RANJIT KUMAR Son of Krishna Raut Resident of Village - Gidhaur, P.S.- Gidhaur, Distt - Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Pradeep Raut Son of Late Lacho Yadav Resident of Village - Sakudih, P.S.- Ghorlash Jasidh, Distt - Deoghar (Jharkhand) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Laxmipur/Gidhour P.S. Case No. 446 of 2019, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Prosecution case in brief is that informant's daughter was married with this petitioner on 10.12.2018 and after marriage, this petitioner and his family members due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry, subjected the daughter of informant to all sorts of torture.

It is submitted that petitioner has been falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15929 of 2020(3) dt.27-01-2021 2/2 implicated in this case. Petitioner has got clean antecedent, as stated in para 3 of the petition.

In view of the statement of victim girl (wife of petitioner) under Section 164 Cr.P.C wherein she has specifically stated that it was this petitioner who demanded dowry and assaulted her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T