Bablu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 4589 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2017 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE District- Nawada ====================================================== Bablu Kumar Son Of Birendra Ravidas R/O Village- Fetana, Panchayat Nazardih, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Anuradha Kumari D/O Late Rohan Ravidas R/O Village- Shahpur, PostSirdala, P.S.- Sirdala, District- Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 10-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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. He has submitted that the complainant is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 4589 of 2023(2) dt.10-02-2023 2/3 habitual to lodge case and earlier also the complainant has filed a case vide Mahila P.S. Case No. 23 of 2017 against the petitioner in which the trial is going on. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor 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 Complaint Case No. 215 of 2017, 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 one time settlement.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 4589 of 2023(2) dt.10-02-2023 3/3 Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T