CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

3 18-12-2025 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel for the informant-Opposite Party No. 2 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 191 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 323, 504, of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 /4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act .

3. As per the prosecution case, the complainant was married to the accused in 2019 as per Hindu rites. After initially being treated well for about six months, she was subjected to mental and physical cruelty by her husband and in-laws in connection with a demand of Rs. 1,00,000/- for house construction and purchase of a motorcycle. Despite her parents stating that Rs. 1,50,000/- and household articles were given at the time of marriage, the accused continued the demand, abused and assaulted her parents, rejected the decision of a panchayati, retained her belongings and ornaments, and ultimately ousted the complainant from her matrimonial home.

4. Learned coun