Pankaj Priya @ Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11821 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Vaishali ====================================================== PANKAJ PRIYA @ PANKAJ KUMAR Son of Yugeshwar Rai Resident of Village - Nama Nagar (Mayaham Hat), P.S.- Bidupur, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Ritu Kumari Wife of Pankaj Priya @ Pankaj Kumar D/o Arvind Kumar Singh, A/P R/o- Singhiya Kamalpur (Khilwat), P.S.- Bidupur, District - Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP Mr.Rajeev Ranjan No.II, Adv.

Mrs.Priyanka Kumari, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 341, 323, 498(A), 354(B), 504/506/307/34 of the IPC and Section 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act. Petitioner, who is husband of O.P. No.2, is said to have tortured the informant and ousted her from the matrimonial home in association of his family members over dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11821 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 2/3 drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of dowry. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182.

In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No.28 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

Petitioner is ready to pay Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) per month to the O.P. No.2 in the second week of every month. If the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, O.P. No.2 shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below for cancelling the bail bond of the petitioner.

It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11821 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 3/3 case or any other collateral proceedings.

Learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 is directed to furnish the bank account details of the O.P. No.2 before the learned Court below. If she fails to furnish the same, the aforesaid amount will be deposited in the learned Court below which will be released in favour of the O.P. No.2 after she furnishes her bank account details.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

With the aforesaid observation and direction, this application stands disposed of.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T