Mantosh Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55197 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Sheohar ====================================================== Mantosh Sahni Son of Baburam Sahni Resident of Village - Salempur, Police Station - Tariyani, District - Sheohar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Vinita Devi Wife of Mantosh Sahni Resident of village - Mankarua, Police Station - Phenhara, District - Motihari ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024 Earlier, vide order dated 28.08.2024, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna, but as per the Mediator's Report (flag 'M'), the mediation has failed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner who is husband of opposite party No. 2 apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 494, 498A, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- per month, starting from this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55197 of 2024(3) dt.07-10-2024 2/3 month, to opposite party No. 2.

5. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- (three thousand) per month to the opposite party No. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above-named petitioner 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Sheohar Mahila P. S. Case No. 27 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as on the following conditions:- '(1) 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.

(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the savings bank account of the opposite party No. 2.

(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55197 of 2024(3) dt.07-10-2024 3/3

(4) 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) Navya/- U T