CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 28-01-2026 Heard Mrs. Jyoti Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Ghanshyampur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 3/4 of the D.P. Act .

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the marriage of the informant/O.P. No. 2 was solemnized to the petitioner on 30.05.2010. After few years of marriage, petitioner along with his family members, had started torturing the complainant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and had ousted her from her matrimonial house.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that considering the nature of allegation alleged against the petitioner, who is husband of the O.P. No. 2, an attempt was made to settle their matrimonial dispute outside the Court by way of mediation, however, the mediation was failed because the O.P. No. 2 didn't attend the proceeding of mediation leading to filing of the present appli