Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34149 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2361 Year-2018 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Son of Late Moti Lal Roy Resident of Ward No.-05, Behind Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, P.S.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Shweta Kumari W/o Ravi Kumar, Daughter of Shri Suresh Prasad Resident of Shanti Nagar, Supriya Cinema Road, Police Station- Bettiah, DisrictBettiah (West Champaran), Pin Code- 845438 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Smt. Sudha Ambastha, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh, APP For the O.P. No. 2 Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 01-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through virtual court proceedings.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34149 of 2021(2) dt.01-02-2022 2/2 tormented her over the demand of dowry. He is still ready to keep her with full honour and dignity. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182. In that 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 connection with Complaint Case No.2361-C/2018 corresponding to SC No. 1298 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438
(2) of the Cr.P.C., If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T