Raju Ranjan Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39296 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2022 Thana- JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Jehanabad ====================================================== RAJU RANJAN KEWAT Son of Uday Shankar Kewat Resident of village - Ward no. 4, Chandwari, P.S. - Mokama, Distt. - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Pato Devi @ Mintu Devi Wife of Shiv Pujan Kewat Resident of village - Mahadeo Bigha, P.S. - Paras Bigha, Distt. - Jehanabad ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State but in spite of valid service of notice none appeared on behalf of opposite party no.2

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The marriage of the petitioner was said to be settled with the daughter of the complainant and Rs.5 lakhs was given but later on the accused persons denied to marry and demanded Rs.3 lakhs more.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. It is further submitted that on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39296 of 2023(5) dt.08-05-2024 2/2 01.11.2021, the complainant side transferred Rs.1,50,000/- in the account of father of the petitioner but the same was returned in the account of father of the girl on 12.04.2022 (Rs.1,89,014/-) and the parties put their signature on a document to this effect, which has been annexed as Annexure-2 series to this application. It is further submitted that the money so paid was customary gift for purchase of clothes etc. and again the same has been returned. It is further submitted that the marriage could not be solemnized due to non-adjustment between the parties. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. 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.215 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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