Ramanand Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6036 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1885 Year-2022 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ramanand Mahto Son of Late Dularo Mahto @ Late Dularo Mahaton @ Dularu Mahato Resident of Village - Keshave, P.S. - Barauni Refinery O.P., District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Nirmla Devi Wife of Ramanand Mahto Resident of Village - Phulwaria-1, P.S. - Phulwaria, District- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :
Ms. Jyoti Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
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The petitioner, husband of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 498A, 354B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is of matrimonial cruelty and of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner denies the allegations made in the complaint petition. As a matter of fact, he never committed torture to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 or
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6036 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2025 2/3 demanded any dowry. However, the petitioner undertakes to give Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, to the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give temporary relief/solace of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Begusarai in connection with Complaint Case No. 1885C of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. with further following conditions:
"(A.) Complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6036 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2025 3/3 record her saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
(B.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid aforesaid amount per month in the saving bank account of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 .
(C.) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail bond. (D.) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way, will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise." (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T