Ravindra Rai @ Lal Babu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55175 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1835 Year-2019 Thana- SITAMARHI COMPLAINT CASE District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== RAVINDRA RAI @ LAL BABU S/o Ram Ugar Rai Residence of VillageAmuya, P.O.- Indarva, P.S.- Parihar, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Anshu Devi W/o Ravindra Rai @ Lal Bahu, Daughter of Badri Rai R/o Village- Kunaiya, P.S.- Naraga, P.S.- Bela, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raja Ram Rai, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, APP Mr.Virendra Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 12-07-2022 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 323, 448 A of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house. It is also alleged that the petitioner has illicit relationship with his sister-in-law. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55175 of 2021(3) dt.12-07-2022 2/2 of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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.C1-1835/2019, 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 Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

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