Reyajuddin @ Md. Reyajuddin v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13572 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -332 Year- 2011 Thana -ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Reyajuddin @ Md. Reyajuddin, son of Md. Zumat Ali, resident of villageBalua (High School) Krishna Nagar, Saraiya, P.O. Balua, P.S. Saraiya, District-Bhojpur, Bihar.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar,

2. Reshma Pravin @ Reshma Khatun, wife of Rayajuddin, D/o Md. Ezaj Hussain Mansuri, Resident of Mohalla- Paschim Patti Nokha, P.O and P.S. Nokha, District-Rohtas, Sasaram.

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kishore Pd ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2 and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Compliant Case No.332 of 2011, registered under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torturing and causing assault of the complainant/O.P. No.2 by her husband and other in-laws due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry and removing her from the matrimonial house.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the joint prayer of the parties, the matter was referred to the Mediation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna for settlement of dispute between the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13572 of 2017 (5) dt.14-09-2017 2/2 petitioner and O.P. No.2, who are husband and wife, where petitioner expressed his desire to keep his wife O.P. No.2, but she was not ready to live with the petitioner.

On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2 submits that due to torture and harassment at the hand of the petitioner, O.P. No.2 feels unsafe to go to her matrimonial house and she wants one time settlement.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M. Saasaram in connection with Compliant Case No. 332 of 2011, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T