Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23081 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-352 Year-2018 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== RAVI RANJAN KUMAR @ PAPPU KUMAR, aged about 41 years, Male, Son of Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Resident of Village - Janakpur, P.s.- Mofassil, Distt.- Gaya ... Petitioner

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Archana Sinha, W/o Ravi Ranjan Kumar, Resident of Village - Barai, P.o.- Adai, P.S.- Anti , Distt.- Gaya ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP For OP No. 2 :

M/s Sanjay Kumar Jha & Satyaveer, Advs.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for informant/opposite party no. 2 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 352 of 2018 for the offence alleged under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of torturing of the informant by her husband and in-laws due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and removing her along with child, snatching personal belongings, from matrimonial house.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in fact informant/opposite party no. 2, who is the wife of the petitioner, is teacher and use to reside at her maike, due to that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23081 of 2019(6) dt.27-08-2019 2/2 reason she does not want to come at her matrimonial home and live conjugal life with the petitioner.

On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for informant/opposite party no. 2 submits that due to cruel behaviour of the petitioner, the informant/opposite party no. 2 use to reside at her maike and visit her school. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of surrender/arrest, within a period of four weeks from today, in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 352 of 2018 shall be released on pre-arrest bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, or the successor Court subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Criminal Procedure Code. (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) Shamshad/- U T