Biraj Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21032 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2021 Thana- MALI District- Aurangabad ====================================================== BIRAJ RAM Son of Kameshwar Ram Resident of Village - Lahiyarpur, P.S. - Mali, District - Aurangabad (824303) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Pramila Devi Wife of Biraj Ram Daughter of Raghunandan Rai, Resident of Village - Kushanarayanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Hussainabad, District - Palamu (Jharkhand) Pin Code - 825102.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rahul Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 03-11-2022 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 494, 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 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.

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 has been falsely implicated in the present case mostly on suspicion and grudge. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as also

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21032 of 2022(2) dt.03-11-2022 2/3 mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Learned counsel for the informant submits that the petitioner has already solemnized marriage with another lady and it is not possible for the informant to live with the petitioner. 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 Mali P.S. Case No.42 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

Petitioner is ready to pay Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand) per month to opposite party No.2 in the first week of every month, for her maintenance, as per the bank account details furnished by her in the learned Court below. It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, opposite party no.2 shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below for cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21032 of 2022(2) dt.03-11-2022 3/3 subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance case or any other collateral proceedings.

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) shikha/- U T