Patna High CourtCR. MISC./60869/2023bail granted

Shivpriye v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-09Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60869 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4998 Year-2019 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== SHIVPRIYE S/O AWADHESH PRASAD RESIDENT OF SECTOR A, ANISHABAD POLICE COLONEY PATNA, PS GARDANIBAGH, DIST.- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

PALLAVI PARUL W/O SHIV PRIYA, D/O VINAY KRISHNA PRASAD SINHA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. NY/59B, NEW YARPUR PATNA, P.S.- GARDANIBAGH KACHHI TALAB, DIST.- PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dwivedy Surendra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta Mr.Sangeet Deokuliar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2024 Pursuant to order dated 31.01.2024, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed (Report dated 09.05.2024 is available at flag 'B').

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant / opposite party no. 2.

3. The petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the offences under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60869 of 2023(5) dt.09-07-2024 2/3 Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. Petitioner is alleged to have committed torture and harassment with opposite party no. 2 for dowry.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 5,000/- per month, starting from this month, to opposite party no. 2.

6. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand) per month to the opposite party no. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six 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 learned S.D.J.M., Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 4998(C) of 2019, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60869 of 2023(5) dt.09-07-2024 3/3 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.

(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) anay U T