Anwarul Haque @ Aftab Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39142 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-327 Year-2022 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Anwarul Haque @ Aftab Alam S/O Sri Abdul Sattar R/O Village- Daunapatti, Barhanin Tola, P.O And P.S- Uchakagaon, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Jugnu Ara W/O Anwarul Haque @ Aftab Alam, D/O Late Maqbul Ahmad R/O Village- Manjhi, Mali Tola, P.O and P.S- Manjhi, Distt.- Saran. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Upendra Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 03-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of dowry. The petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39142 of 2023(3) dt.03-08-2023 2/3 relied upon the 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. However, the petitioner is ready to give Rs.3,000.00 (Rupees Two Thousand) per month as maintenance to opposite party no.2 in first week of every month. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance case or any other collateral proceeding. If the petitioner fails to give the aforesaid amount on three consecutive dates to opposite party no.2, his bail bond shall automatically be cancelled.

6. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, under instruction, submits that opposite party no.2 undertakes to provide her bank account details to the petitioner within a period of two weeks by submitting the same on affidavit before the learned court below.

7. In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39142 of 2023(3) dt.03-08-2023 3/3 below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 327 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.,

8. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T