Bunty Mahto @ Bunty v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11411 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Bunty Mahto @ Bunty S/o- Fulchand Mahto Vill-Bhawanipur, P.SSurajgarha, Dist-Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rekha Devi W/o- Buntu Mahto @ Bunty, D/o- HIra Mahto VillageBhawanipur Ps- Surajgarha Dist- Lakhisarai, P/A- Bhiraha Ps- Medni Chowki Dist- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, A.P.P.

Mr. Chandeshwar Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2025 Earlier, vide order dated 18.03.2025, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna, but as per the Mediator's Report (flag 'M'), the mediation has failed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while denying the allegations levelled against him, submits that petitioner, who is husband of the informant, is ready to keep her with honour and safety. Besides this, petitioner is ready to give Rs. 3000/-per

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11411 of 2025(3) dt.24-06-2025 2/3 month to the informant by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings.

5. In view of the aforesaid undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give Rs. 3000/- per month to the informant by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, this anticipatory bail application is allowed.

6. Let the above-named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Mahila P. S. Case No. 15 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) Informant 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 informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11411 of 2025(3) dt.24-06-2025 3/3

(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 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