Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Yadav @ Gudu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56252 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Yadav @ Gudu Son of Dhanji Yadav, Resident of Village - Shrinagar, P.S. - Khati, District - Baliya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Shikha Kumari Daughter of Sita Ram Rai, Wife of Jitendra Yadav @ Jitendra Kumar @ Gudu, Resident of Village - Barhara, P.S. - Barhara, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the State :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP.

For the O.P. No.2 :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bhojpur Mahila P.S. Case No.85 of 2023 instituted under Sections 341, 323, 379, 504, 506, 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, marriage of the informant was solemnized with the petitioner on 27.06.2018 but after few days of marriage the accused persons including the petitioner who are in-laws and husband, mentally and physically harassed the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56252 of 2024(4) dt.22-03-2025 2/2 case by the informant. He further submits that petitioner wants to keep his wife with honour and dignity but she does not want to live with him and residing separately. Learned counsel submits that even in the mediation proceedings, the informant/wife has not appeared. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the informant also submits that informant/wife wants to live with the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Bhojpur Mahila P.S. Case No.85 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T