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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Ramesh Sinha, CJ
Uttam Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
MCRCA No. 1642 of 2025
| 28/10/2025 | 1. Heard Mr. Pawan Shrivastava, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Ms. Monika Thakur, learned Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent. 2. This is the first anticipatory bail application under Section 4 82 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 280/2025 |
| registered at Police Station – Baikunthpur District - Korea (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 85 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowery Prohibition Act. 3. According to the case diary, the complainant lodged a written report that, the applicant was married with complainant on 12.12.2021 and thereafter the complainant residing with applicant and 20-25 days after marriage there was change in behavior of applicant and he started abusing her and used filthy language after taken alcohol and stating that, her parents given only 6 lakhs rupees and not sufficient things, if he would marry any where then he will get 10 lakhs rupees, 4 wheeler, jewellery of gold and silver, domestic items, sofa-set, bed, freeze, cooler, almira and more other things. He stated that, there was queue of girls for him because he is working in the forest department. The Applicant were told to complainant that, if she did not commit suicide, he would be killed someday, the applicant throttle the neck of complainant, and at the time of service food by complainant, the applicant put chutney in her eyes and the applicant having illicit relation with other women. As |
| per written complaint, it has been mentioned that, the father and brother of complaint sent money for maintenance of complainant for that, the accused and co-accuse will be happy and they kept happily to complainant. But, there was no change in behaviors of applicant and co-accuse and they regularly demanded dowery and harassed to the complainant by physically and mentally due to which her health started deterioration and therefore the father of complainant went to the in law house of complainant and after complainant treatment in the hospital of Shahdol, he was brought back to Baikunthpur. Thereafter, the meeting was held of society and they went to the house of applicant to understand them, but even after much persuasion, the applicant did not agree and the persons accompanying his father insulted them and drove him away from the house. On the basis of aforesaid complaint the FIR has been registered against the applicant and co-accused alleging that the complainant was subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry and the applicant is apprehending his arrest. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the |
| present matter be being matrimonial in nature referred to Mediation and Conciliation Center of this Court as there are chances to compromise between the parties. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the non- applicant/State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the fact and circumstances of the case and further the dispute between the parties, which show that it is a matrimonial dispute, this Court in the interest of justice seems it proper and necessary that an effort should be made for amicable settlement of the matter between the parties by way of mediation. 8. In view of above, it is directed that the applicant shall deposit Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand) with the Mediation Centre of this Court within 10 days from today and the said amount shall be paid to the complainant/wife on her appearance before the Mediation Center. 9. Learned State counsel is directed to inform the complainant/wife about this order. |
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