Govind Kumar @ Govind Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41180 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-923 Year-2023 Thana- BHABHU(KAIMUR) COMPLAIN C District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Govind Kumar @ Govind Sharma Son Of Havaldar Sharma Village -Rohua Ps -Durgawati District -Kaimur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Pratibha Devi Wife Of Govind Kumar @ Govind Sharma Village -Rohua PS -Durgawati District -Kaimur At Present Village- Bhorya, Ps- Belaon, DistKaimur At Bhabua ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP Ms. Kiran Kumari Sharma, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024 Earlier, the matter was referred to Mediation Centre, but the dispute between the parties could not be settled through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed (report at flag 'M').

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 923 of 2023 for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41180 of 2024(4) dt.07-10-2024 2/3 submits that the petitioner is the husband of the Opposite party no. 2. 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.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party no. 2 does not dispute the contention made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. 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) per month to the opposite party no. 2, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of eight weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Complaint Case No. 923 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C as well as on the following conditions:- '(i) Opposite party no. 2 would file an affidavit before the Court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner. (ii) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41180 of 2024(4) dt.07-10-2024 3/3 amount per month in the savings bank account of the O.P. No. 2. (iii) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance2024 amount for two consecutive months, the Court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond. (iv) 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) utkarsh/- U T