Rakesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43423 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-973 Year-2022 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAKESH KUMAR S/O MAHENDRA MAHTO R/O VILLAGE- AATHAR, P.S- MUSHHARI, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

RUPANCHAL KUMARI W/O RAKESH KUMAR, D/O RAJ KISHORE SINGH R/O VILLAGE- BAIDHNATHPUR @ KHANPUR, P.SAHIYAPUR, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Yugal Kishore, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :

N o n e ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-09-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of the Opposite Party No. 2.

3. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 379 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is of matrimonial cruelty and of demand of dowry.

5. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43423 of 2024(3) dt.18-09-2024 2/3 happens to be husband of the complainant and present case has been lodged due to petty family dispute. There is general and omnibus allegation of commission of assault against him. As a matter of fact, the petitioner at no point of time demanded any dowry or committed torture. It is further submitted that petitioner is ready to keep the complainant, as his wife, with full honour and dignity. It is next submitted that the case is triable by the Magistrate. In this connection, petitioner has relied upon a 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. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

8. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., East, Muzaffarpur,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43423 of 2024(3) dt.18-09-2024 3/3 in connection with Complaint Case No. 973 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T