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Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Ranjan Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC27 Feb 2020CR. MISC./1177/2020

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, High Court of Patna granted the petitioner provisional anticipatory bail for six months in a case alleging matrimonial torture and dowry demands. The court imposed conditions including restoring matrimonial harmony.

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Released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months, conditionally confirmable based on restoration of matrimonial harmony or informant's appearance.

Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2020)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1177 of 2020

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2019 Thana- DINARA District- Rohtas

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RAJEEV RANJAN @ RAJEEV RANJAN KUMAR Son of Santosh Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Rupi, P.S.- Dinara (Bhanas), Distt.- Rohtas at Sasaram.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Babu Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 27-02-2020 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

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The petitioner being the husband of the informant

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is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 341,323,504 and 498A/34 of the IPC.

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The prosecution case as per the written report of Nitu Devi submitted to the SHO, Dinara (Bhanas OP) Police Station is to the effect that the informant was married to the petitioner but subsequent to marriage, torture was inflicted upon her in the background of a pending case of dowry demand against the petitioner and his family members.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner admits his marriage with the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1177 of 2020(2) dt.27-02-2020 2/3

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informant and is ready to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. Statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 7 of the petition which reads as follows:

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“That the petitioner is husband of the Informant and he is itself ready to keep the Informant with respect and honour.”

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Considering the present stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner above named be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Bikramganj, Rohtas in connection with Dinara (Bhanas) P.S. Case No. 112 of 2019 subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance. On her appearance, the petitioner will take the informant to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour.

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The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below in three eventualities - (I) if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored, or

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1177 of 2020(2) dt.27-02-2020 3/3

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(ii) if the informant fails to appear before the learned court below, or (iii) if the informant gets reluctant to reconcile the

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issue.

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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anil/-

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Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Ranjan Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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