Santosh Pandit @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9941 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-701 Year-2023 Thana- JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Santosh Pandit @ Santosh Kumar S/o Mahendra Pandit R/o vill - Barauna Bishanpur, P.S.- Telhara, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sunita Kumari D/o Rajendra Pandit R/o vill - Uchita, P.S.- Shakurabad, Distt.- Jehanabad ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, A.P.P.

Mr. Abhijeet Gautam, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 379, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, while denying the allegations, submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case because he happens to be husband of opposite party no.2. Petitioner is ready to keep her with honour and safety. Besides this, petitioner is ready to give Rs. 3000/- per month to opposite party no.2 by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, subject to any

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9941 of 2025(3) dt.24-06-2025 2/3 order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings.

4. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above-named petitioner 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Jehanabad in connection with Complaint P. S. Case No. 701 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as on the following conditions:- '(1) Opposite party No. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.

(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the savings bank account of the opposite party No. 2.

(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond.

(4) The aforementioned payment will be subject to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9941 of 2025(3) dt.24-06-2025 3/3 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) Navya/- U T