Pappu Choudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38009 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2024 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Pappu Choudhari S/O Amirak Choudhary Village- Guriyawa tola Sarwovavad, PS- Mohanpur, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Babita Kumari D/o Nandelal Chaudhary R/o Village- Manohar Chak, P.S.- Mohanpur, Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar For the State :

Ms. Shaheen Begum For the Informant :

Ms. Swati Parmar Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Barachatti Case No. 44 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 498(A)/ 34 of the IPC and Sections 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.

3. It is a case of matrimonial dispute.

4. Vide order dated 08.10.2025, the matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The report of the learned Mediator shows that the matter could not be resolved between the parties and therefore, the mediation failed.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He is a person of clean antecedent. It has further been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38009 of 2025(4) dt.04-12-2025 2/2 submitted that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 3,000/- per month as interim maintenance to informant (opposite party no. 2).

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, especially the fact that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 3,000/- per month as interim maintenance to informant (opposite party no. 2), let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-II, Sherghati at Gaya in connection with Barachatti Case No. 44 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./ 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

7. The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 3,000/- per month as interim maintenance to opposite party no. 2 (the informant). The interim maintenance granted by this Court shall be subject to adjustment, if any other court grants maintenance to the opposite party no. 2.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T