Md. Alamgir @ Chand v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8230 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2024 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Md. Alamgir @ Chand S/O Yusuf Mohalla- Bangala Par, Khan Mirza, P.S.- Sultanganj, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raj Krishna Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, A.P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Md. Ghulam Mustafa, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 Earlier, vide order dated 06.03.2025, 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, 316/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
4. As per prosecution case, informant namely, Shama Parveen alleged that on 28.12.2023, she was married to Md. Alamgir and few days after marriage, her in-laws demanded Rs. 5 lacs as dowry and subjected her to torture and also
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8230 of 2025(3) dt.29-04-2025 2/3 attempted to abort her pregnancy.
5. 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 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.
6. 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.
7. 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, Patna City in connection with Sultanganj P. S. Case No. 54 of 2024, 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8230 of 2025(3) dt.29-04-2025 3/3 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.
(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