Ranjit Paswan @ Ranjit Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88766 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-569 Year-2022 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjit Paswan @ Ranjit Kumar Paswan Son of Ramayan Paswan Resident of Village- Akluchak, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Puniti Devi D/O- Ramdhir Paswan Resident of Village- Dllabarpur, P.S.- Bihta, Distt.- Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bipin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. No one appears on behalf of the opposite party no. 2.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 498A, 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. By an earlier order, the matter had been sent to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre for resolution of disputes between the parties but the same has also failed.

4. The prosecution case is based upon a complaint filed by the opposite party no. 2 in which she has made an allegation of demand of dowry and torture. Petitioner is the husband of opposite party no.2.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88766 of 2024(4) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 allegations levelled in the complaint are not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner has always been ready to keep the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour while the opposite party no. 2 herself is not ready to reside in the matrimonial house.

6. Learned counsel for the State, however, opposes the grant of anticipatory bail.

7. In such 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 four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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. 569(C) of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T