Priya Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58815 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2021 Thana- BHANGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== PRIYA RANJAN KUMAR Son of Umeshwar Singh Resident of Village - Badkagaon, P.s.- Bhagwanpur Hatt, Distt.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

ANITA DEVI D/o Late Bhuneshwar Kumar Resident of Village - Balaun, P.s.- Maharajganj, Distt.- Siwan.

... ... Opposite Parties.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Bardhan Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Rakesh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 10-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 144, 147, 323, 325, 307, 498A & 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58815 of 2021(2) dt.10-05-2022 2/2 tormented her over the demand of dowry. He is still ready to keep her with full honour and dignity. 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 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 Bhagwanpur Hatt P.S. Case No.

07 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 for one time settlement.

Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T