Vidyanand Choupal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27841 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2023 Thana- DARBHANGA COMPLAINT CASE District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Vidyanand Choupal Son of Phuchul Chopal @ Futcher Choupal Resident of Village- Milki Tola, P.S.- Bahera, Disrict- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Gumgum Devi W/o Vidyanand Choupal Resident of Village- Milki Tola, P.S.- Bahera, District- Darbhanga. At present- D/o- Jivachh Choupal, resident of Village- Mashankhon, P.S.- Kusheshwar Asthan, DistrictDarbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Madhumala Kumari, Advocate For the State :
Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :
Mr. Kanchan Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
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The petitioner, husband of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, apprehends his arrest in Complaint Case No. 140 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 498A, 379, 323, 494, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per complaint case, this petitioner is alleged to have committed torture and harassment with the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27841 of 2024(3) dt.10-07-2024 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month, starting from this month, to complainant/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. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner, above-named, 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, Benipur, in connection with Complaint Case No. 140 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. with further following conditions: "(A.) Complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
(B.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the saving bank account of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 . (C.) 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.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27841 of 2024(3) dt.10-07-2024 3/3 (D.) 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) shashank/- U T