Ramdev Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30998 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2023 Thana- JHANJHARPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ramdev Mandal Son of Late Chhathu Mandal Resident of Village- Garhatol Nawani ,P.S- Jhanjharpur (A.S.O.P), Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Patna 2.

Sanjha Kumari Wife of Mahadev Kumar Resident of Nawani (Garhatol) P.SJhanjharpur (Araria Sangram O.P) Dist- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Adv.

For the State :

Mrs. Shaheen Begum, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Jaishankar Kumar Yadav, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 25-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379, 498(A), 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with other co-accused persons are said to have assaulted the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30998 of 2024(3) dt.25-09-2024 2/2 specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that the petitioner is father-in-law of the informant. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern in any way to the demand of dowry as he lives separate from the family of the informant's husband. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Jhanjharpur (A.S.O.P.) P.S. Case No. 184 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438

(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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