Pritam Chaudhary @ Preetam Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37985 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2022 Thana- KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE District- Katihar ====================================================== Pritam Chaudhary @ Preetam Kumar Choudhary S/O Govind Choudhary R/O Village- Nathnagar, Ps. Pranpur, Distt. Katihar ... ... Petitioner

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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-07-2023 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of D.P. Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is of torturing the informant in association of his family members on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case mostly on suspicion and grudge. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has relied upon the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37985 of 2023(2) dt.18-07-2023 2/3 judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 182.

5. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand) per month to opposite party No.2 in the first week of every month, for her maintenance, as per the bank account details furnished by her in the learned Court below.

6. In view of the matter, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in Complaint Case No. 248/2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, opposite party no.2 shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below for cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner.

8. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37985 of 2023(2) dt.18-07-2023 3/3 case or any other collateral proceedings.

9. Learned court below is directed to issue notice to informant/complainant for furnishing her bank account details. If she fails to furnish the same, the aforesaid amount will be deposited in the learned Court below which will be released in favour of the informant/complainant after she furnishes her bank account details.

10. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

11. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) ajay/- U T