Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12444 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2023 Thana- NALANDA COMPLAINT CASE District- Nalanda ====================================================== Suraj Kumar S/o- Shiv Kumar Paswan Village- Jalalpur Po- Suppi PS- Kako District-Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Sangita Kumari D/o- Late Laxmi Paswan Village- Bauridih Ps- Khudaganj Dist- Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, A.P.P.
Mr. Sanjeev Shankar, 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, 341, 504, 498A, 379, 494/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, complainant was married to this petitioner on 12.05.2019. Thereafter, it is alleged that the complainant was subjected to torture and harassment due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12444 of 2025(3) dt.24-06-2025 2/3 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 order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings.
5. 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, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Complaint Case No. 248 (C) 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.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12444 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