Raghu Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19647 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2021 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Raghu Chaudhary S/O Nanhak Chaudhari R/O Village- Khemkaran Saray, P.S.- Kurtha, Distt.- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Neeraj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 22-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusations are of torture and making assault for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case since he happens to be the husband of the informant. The petitioner is still ready to keep the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19647 of 2022(3) dt.22-11-2022 2/3 informant as wife with full dignity and honour, however, it is the informant who does not want to live with the petitioner.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has submitted that petitioner has brutally assaulted the informant, as a result of which, she had to hospitalized. Hence, in the changed circumstances, the informant is not ready to live with the petitioner at present. It is also submitted that informant is on the verge of starvation since the petitioner is not maintaining her.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though petitioner is ready to keep the informant with him as wife but he is unable to make any payment for maintenance to the informant.

In the facts and circumstance of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19647 of 2022(3) dt.22-11-2022 3/3 petitioner stands rejected.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T