Rajnish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19045 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-80 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== RAJNISH KUMAR S/o Mohan Kewat @ Ram Chandra Kewat R/o At and P.O.-Bhadaus, P.S.-Shekhpura, District-Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sitaram Prasad, Adv.

For the State :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP For the Informant :

Mr.Md.Irshad, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 02-04-2024 Heard the parties.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 341, 323, 354, 354(B), 498A, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC and sections 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. 3.

As per the prosecution case, after marriage of the petitioner and the informant, the family members of the petitioner subjected the informant to torture due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19045 of 2024(2) dt.02-04-2024 2/2 of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182. 5.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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 Lakhisarai Mahila No.80/2023, 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 Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

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