Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Sahani @ Santosh Kr. Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17155 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2252 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Sahni @ Santosh Kr. Sahni, Son of Kusheshwar Sahni @ Kusheswar Sahni, R/O Vill- Hathouri, Dhobopur, Tole, Bansara, P.S.- Hayaghat, District- Darbhanga (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Karina Kumari Wife of Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Sahni @ Santosh Kr. Sahni and D/O- Barmdeo Sahni At Present Residing at Vill- Khanpur Gotiyahi, P.S.- Khanpur, District- Samastipur (Bihar) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-12-2025 Pursuant to order of this Court, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant/ opposite party no. 2.

3. The petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offences under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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4. Petitioner is alleged to have committed torture and harassment with opposite party no. 2 for dowry.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner denies the allegation made in the complaint petition and submits that he never committed torture to opposite party no. 2 or demanded any dowry. However, the petitioner undertakes to give Rs. 3,000/-per month by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, to the opposite party no.2.

6. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give temporary relief/solace of Rs. 3,000/- (Rupees three thousand) per month to the opposite party no. 2, 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 learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur, in connection with Complaint Case No. 2252 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17155 of 2025(4) dt.17-12-2025 3/3 savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.

(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid amount per month in the savings bank account of the opposite party no. 2.

(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid 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) P.K.P./- U