Manoj Kumar Paswan @ Manoj Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41286 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-474 Year-2021 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== MANOJ KUMAR PASWAN @ MANOJ PASWAN Son of Sri Paswan Resident of village - Bharha, P.s.- Phulparas, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar 2.

Reena Devi wife of Manoj Kumar paswan @ Manoj Paswan Resident of village - Bharha, P.s.- Phulparas, District - Madhubani, at present Reena Devi, Daughter of Pramod Paswan, Resident of Village - Dabhari, P.S.- Pandaul, District- Madhubani.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Pranav Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defect (s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged that the petitioner had demanded for dowry and treated the informant with cruelty in different ways, aborted her three months pregnancy and ousted her from maternal house after snatching all her personal belongings. It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41286 of 2022(3) dt.17-02-2023 2/2 petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner and his family members never demanded any dowry at the time of marriage or after the marriage. It is pertinent to mention here that the informant is short tempered lady, she does not want to live with petitioner. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Having regard to 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 Phulparas P.S. Case No. 474 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) gauravkr/Trivedi U T