Pravin Kumar Pandit @ Praveen v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28324 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2019 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== PRAVIN KUMAR PANDIT @ PRAVEEN, Son of Sri Baleshwar Pandit Resident of Village- Baghauna, P.S.- Siswan, District- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-01-2022 Heard the parties including learned counsel for Opposite Party No.2 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, through Video Conferencing.

This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Jalalpur Police Station Case No. 122 of 2019, disclosing offences under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. At the very outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that his client is ready to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs. 5000/- to the Opposite Party No.2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the girl has left the matrimonial home out of her own will and she was not tortured for any dowry.

Learned counsel for the Opposite Party No.2 shows

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28324 of 2021(2) dt.24-01-2022 2/3 that the girl was tortured and because of that she has left her matrimonial house. He further submits that the petitioner owns a factory whereas the learned counsel for the petitioner shows that the petitioner is working in a factory in Chandigarh. Considering the submissions of the parties, all the allegations and counter allegations and the aforesaid facts cannot be verified in the present proceedings. In view of the above, the application for anticipatory bail is allowed.

Let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within twelve weeks, be released 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 Judicial Magistrate-Vth, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Jalalpur Police Station Case No. 122 of 2019, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The petitioner shall start making payment of maintenance of Rs. 5,000/- per month from January, 2022 itself. The learned counsel for the Opposite Party No.2 shall share the bank details of the O.P. No.2 with the learned counsel for the petitioner as the petitioner directly said that the maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28324 of 2021(2) dt.24-01-2022 3/3 amount is deposited in her account regularly before 10th of each month. The maintenance amount of January shall be deposited by the 31st of January, 2022.

The maintenance amount shall be subject to any order of maintenance passed by any competent Court. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this application is allowed.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) sanjeev/- U T