Raj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2494 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== Raj Kumar Son of Deodhari Singh Resident of Village- Matiyan, P.S.- Karkat, Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Geeta Kumari @ Geeta Devi D/O- Suraj Singh Resident of Village- Barun, P.O. and P.S.- Suryapura, Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit, APP For the Informant Mr. Nagendra Upadhaya, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the OP.No.2 learned counsel for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under section 323, 498A, of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of the D.P.Act.

3. The case is one under section 498A and the petitioner is husband. The complaint case discloses an allegation of demand of dowry and torture.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made in the complaint is not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner is still ready to keep his wife with full honour and dignity but it was OP.No.2, who was not willing to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2494 of 2025(4) dt.24-07-2025 2/3 stay with the petitioner.

5. The learned counsel for the O.P.No. 2 however opposes the bail and supports the allegation made in the complaint petition.

6. At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner makes an offer to pay a sum of Rs. 3,000/- per month to the complainant subject to final outcome of any maintenance or collateral proceeding.

7. Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (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 Complaint Case No. 70 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in investigation/ trial

8. Learned counsel for the O.P.No. 2 under instruction, submits that she undertakes to provide her bank account details to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today, if the O.P.No. 2 furnishes the bank account in which the amount can

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2494 of 2025(4) dt.24-07-2025 3/3 be transferred, and yet the petitioner fails to give the aforesaid amount on two consecutive dates to O.P.No.2, the O.P.No.2 would be at liberty to file cancellation of bail . (Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T