Pradeep Kumar Das v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48017 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-609 Year-2022 Thana- KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE District- Katihar ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Das Son of Gopi Lal Das R/O Vill.- Lodhna, P.S.- Barsoi, Dist.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar 2.
Kadmi Devi Wife of Pradeep Kumar R/O Vill.- Jagatpur, P.S.- Barsoi, Dist.- Katihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Sah, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nand Kumar, APP For Opposite Party No.2 :
Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Prashant Shekhar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-04-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. Earlier, the matter was referred to Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court vide order dated 23.09.2024. From perusal of Mediator's Report dated 27.03.2025 it transpires that dispute between the parties could not be settled through the process of mediation. 3.
The petitioner, husband of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 406, 420 and 313 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
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4. Allegation against the petitioner is of matrimonial cruelty and of demand of dowry.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner denies the allegations made in the complaint petition. He never committed torture to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 or demanded any dowry. However, the petitioner undertakes to give Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, to the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give temporary relief/solace of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, above-named, 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 learned A.C.J.M.-1st,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48017 of 2024(4) dt.07-04-2025 3/3 Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. 609 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. with further following conditions:
"(A.) Complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
(B.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid aforesaid amount per month in the saving bank account of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 .
(C.) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail bond. (D.) 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) shashank/- U T