Lalit Pandit @ Sumit Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35673 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-699 Year-2020 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== Lalit Pandit @ Sumit Pandit S/O Dinesh Pandit R/O Village-Nonpur, P.S. Teghra, Dist.-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

Nutan Kumari W/O Lalit Pandit @ Sumit Pandit, D/O Ram Chandra Pandit Presently Residing At Bari Ballia, P.S. Ballia, Dist.-Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Fahimuddin, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Ahmad Ali, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of torture and harassment for dowry. Petitioner is husband of the victim and denies the allegation. It is averred in paragraph 12 of the bail petition that the petitioner is already paying interim maintenance of Rs.3500/- per moth to the victim as per direction of the Family Court, Beguserai in Maintenance Case No. 45M/2020. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35673 of 2023(2) dt.07-07-2023 2/2 above, 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Beguserai in Complaint Case No. 699C/2020, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T