Rajiv Ranjan @ Rajiv Ranjan Prasad Sunar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48276 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2023 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAJIV RANJAN @ RAJIV RANJAN PRASAD SUNAR Son of Ramesh Sah Resident of village - Baniya, P.O. - Chakramdas, P.S. - Saraiya, Distt. - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Guriya Devi Wife of Rajiv Ranjan @ Rajiv Ranjan Prasad Sunar Resident of village - Baniya, P.O. - Chakramdas, P.S. - Saraiya, Distt - Muzaffarpur and D/o Prabhu Sah, at present resident of village - Jafarpur, P.S. - Paroo, Distt. - Muzaffarpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Yugal Kishore For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State as also the learned counsel appearing for the informant.

2.

This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 35 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 406, 498A, 376, 511, 377/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3.

The case of the informant, in brief, is that her marriage was solemnized with the petitioner on 27.6.2018, as per Hindu Rites and Customs, whereafter the informant had gone to her matrimonial home, however, subsequently, the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48276 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 2/3 persons including the petitioner had started demanding a Scorpio vehicle by way of dowry and on account of nonfulfillment of the same as also on account of non-fulfillment of the unnatural desire of the petitioner, she was ousted from her matrimonial home.

4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he is having a clean antecedent. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to keep his wife i.e. the opposite party no. 2-informant with due honour and dignity and he is also ready to participate in mediation proceedings, if any, to be initiated by the learned Trial Court for the purposes of amicably settling the matrimonial dispute in question. 5.

Per contra, the learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing for the informant have though opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail, but have not denied the fact that it would be proper to relegate the parties to the mediation process so that the matrimonial dispute amongst them can be amicably settled.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48276 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 3/3 petitioner, I deem it fit and proper to direct the petitioner to surrender before the learned court of SDJM, West, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 35 of 2023, within a period of four weeks from today, whereupon the petitioner shall be admitted to the privilege of provisional bail on the very same day and then the learned court below shall issue notice to the informant-wife and hold mediation proceeding in between the petitioner and his wife with a view to settle the matrimonial disputes between them amicably.

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The learned court below is directed to take a final call with regard to either confirming the provisional bail to be granted to the petitioner or revoking the same subject to outcome of the mediation proceeding as also considering the case of the petitioner on merits, without being prejudiced by the dismissal of his bail petition by the learned court below. 8.

In the meantime, for a period of four weeks from today, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner herein. 9.

The present petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U T