Satendra Kumar @ Abhay Kumar @ Satendra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18000 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1808 Year-2022 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Satendra Kumar @ Abhay Kumar @ Satendra Son Of Mahanth Chaudhary Resident Of Village - Ashokwa, P.O. - Bastha, P.S. - Mainatand, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Roshni Kumari Wife Of Satendra Kumar @ Abhay Kumar @ Satendra, Daughter Of Pradeep Chaudhary Resident Of Village - Ashokwa, P.O. - Bastha, P.S. - Mainatand, District - West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, A.P.P.

Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-07-2024 Earlier, vide order dated 06.05.2024, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna, but as per the Mediator's Report (flag 'B'), the mediation has failed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner who is husband of opposite party No. 2 apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18000 of 2024(4) dt.08-07-2024 2/3 maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- per month, starting from this month, to opposite party No. 2.

5. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- (three thousand) per month to the opposite party No. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Complaint Case No. 1808C of 2022, 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.

(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18000 of 2024(4) dt.08-07-2024 3/3 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