Nafis Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45600 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2021 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== Nafis Ansari S/O Md. Sahil Ansari Resident Of Village- Barajor, P.S.- Jhajha District- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghwendra Pratap Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 494 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Earlier twice notices were issued to the informant but notice has been returned undelivered.

Petitioner, who is husband of the informant, is said to have ousted the informant 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 dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner, by way of supplementary affidavit, submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45600 of 2022(6) dt.08-05-2023 2/2 the informant got married to one Rizwan and at present residing at Kodarma, Jharkhand and she is not living at Jamui. 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 anticipatory 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 Jhajha P.S. Case No. 331 of 2021, 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 one time settlement.

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