Rajeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19719 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-238 Year-2019 Thana- NAWADAH COMPLAINT CASE District- Nawada ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar S/o Lakhan Pandit Resident Of Village- Khaira Khurd, P.S.- Govindpur, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Suman Devi W/o Rajeev Kumar, D/o Ganesh Pandit Resident Of VillageKhaira Khurd, P.S.- Govindpur, District- Nawada At Present R/o Vill - Pahalwan More, Post - Sughadi, P.S. - Govindpur, Dist. - Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Deo Raj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh, APP Mr.Anil Kumar Saxena, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-01-2025 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 (Report kept at flag 'M').

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 Sections 498(A), 406, 323, 504, 506/34 of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19719 of 2024(5) dt.15-01-2025 2/3 Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, in which cognizance has been taken under Section 498(A) of the I.P.C. and Section 3 / 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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 the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/- per month, starting from this month, to opposite party no. 2.

6. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount 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 S.D.J.M., Nawada in connection with Complaint Case No. 238 of 2019, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19719 of 2024(5) dt.15-01-2025 3/3 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 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) anay U T