Ravi Shankar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66360 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2019 Thana- GAMAHARIYA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Ravi Shankar Mehta Son of Suresh Mehta Resident of Village- Parwaha Ward No. 1, P.S.- Gamharia, District- Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Kalawati Devi Wife of Ravi Shankar Mehta, Daughter of Maheshwari Mehta Resident of Village- Damha, P.S.- Gamharia, District- Madhepura. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mritunjay Kumar Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 27-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The basic accusation is of torture and assault and a threatening to perform second marriage by the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is false and concocted. The petitioner is still ready to keep

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66360 of 2019(7) dt.27-06-2022 2/3 the informant as wife with full dignity and honour. A statement to that effect has been made in para 8 of the petition.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that petitioner has adopted lackadaisical view in settling the dispute with his wife and due to his nonappearance before the Mediation Centre, the disputes could not be resolved through the process of mediation. It is further submitted that petitioner has contact with other lady.

From perusal of the impugned order, it is apparent that the informant in her re-statement as well as other witnesses have supported the prosecution case and during investigation, the case has been found true as against the petitioner. It is also mentioned in the impugned order that the informant appeared before the Court below to reconcile the issue with the petitioner but the petitioner being husband of the informant did not appear to reconcile the issue with his wife.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66360 of 2019(7) dt.27-06-2022 3/3 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T