Suraj Kant Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33513 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-303 Year-2022 Thana- RASULPUR District- Saran ====================================================== SURAJ KANT GIRI S/O DELIP GIRI R/O Vilage- Chapraitha, P.SRasulpur, Distt.- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Priyanka Devi W/O Suraj Kant Giri, D/O Ramashankar Bharti R/O VillageGyani Chapra, P.S- Manjhi, Distt.- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Radha Mohan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Asha Kumari Mr. Dhananjay Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned APP for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 341, 323, 504, 506, 120(B), 354, 498A and 494of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 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 tormented her over the demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33513 of 2023(2) dt.24-06-2023 2/2 dowry. 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 Rasulpur P.S. Case No.303 of 2022, 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 for one time settlement.

Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T