Dr. Nikhil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20965 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-559 Year-2018 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== DR. NIKHIL KUMAR Son of Shri Rama Shankar Prasad Resident of - Flat no. 3, First Floor, Lalmani Sadan, Mohanpur, Punaichak, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, Dist.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Dr. Sweta Deo Wife of Dr. Nikhil Kumar Daughter of Shri Swami Bibhu Deo, Resident of Village - Jay Prakash Nagar, Gali no. 10, Near Denobili School, CMRI, P.S.- Dhanbad, Dist.- Dhanbad, Jharkhand ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chandra Mohan Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. S. Dayal Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner, husband of informant, apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits and offers that at this juncture, the petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) per month to the informant, starting from this month.

In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20965 of 2021(7) dt.01-11-2022 2/3 Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) per month, the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Patna in connection with Shastri Nagar P.S. Case No. 559/ 2018 on the following conditions: (1.) Informant would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her Saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.

(2.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the Saving 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.) Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present, as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (5.) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20965 of 2021(7) dt.01-11-2022 3/3 witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(6.) 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) BKS/- U T