Sanjiv Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18425 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -88 Year- 2016 Thana -MAHILA PS District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Sanjiv Kumar, Son of Gauri Shankar Sharma, Resident of Village Naugarh, P.S. Khizersarai, District- Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ashok Kumar Singh 1 For opposite party no. 2 : Mr. S.A. Najmi. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2017 The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 88 of 2016, registered for offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 323 and 504/34 Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is still ready to keep the informant with full honour and dignity. Learned counsel for the informant-opposite party no. 2 has submitted that informant is not ready to live with the petitioner as earlier the matter was compromised between the parties at the behest of Dy. S.P. but the petitioner continued to torture the informant for demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the informant-opposite party no. 2 further submitted that informantopposite party no. 2, may be provided a suitable maintenance so

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18425 of 2017 (3) dt.08-05-2017 2/2 that she can look after herself and her daughter. Having heard both sides, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner surrender before the court below and the court below after issuing notice to informantopposite party no. 2, shall try to mediate between the parties with regard to a suitable maintenance to be paid by the petitioner on monthly basis to informant-opposite party no. 2 and if it is found that the petitioner is ready to pay the maintenance to the informant-opposite party no. 2, the court below shall enlarge the petitioner on provisional bail to his satisfaction for a period of six months and watch the conduct of the petitioner and after six months, if it is found that petitioner is paying the monthly maintenance amount to the informant-opposite party no. 2, shall confirm the provisional bail of the petitioner, otherwise he is free to pass any order as he deems fit and proper. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T