Dipu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56758 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2022 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== DIPU MANJHI Son of Suraj Manjhi Resident of Village - Shahar Kala P.S.- Basantpur, Distt.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Anshu Kumari Wife of Dipu Manjhi D/O Achchhelal Manjhi, Resident of village - Madarpur, P.S.- Mashrakh, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sucheta Yadav, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 498A of the IPC and u/s 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Petitioner, who is husband of the informant, is said to have committed torture upon the informant in association of his family members on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. They ouster her from her matrimonial home. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has never made any dowry demand and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. There is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56758 of 2022(2) dt.20-12-2022 2/3 general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and he is ready and willing to keep his wife with full honour and dignity. The petitioner has 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.
In that view of the matter, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No.10 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. Petitioner is ready to pay Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand) per month to opposite party no.2 in the first week of every month, for her maintenance, as per the bank account details furnished by her in the learned Court below. It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, opposite party no.2 shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56758 of 2022(2) dt.20-12-2022 3/3 for cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. Learned court below is directed to issue notice to O.P. No.2 directing her to furnish the bank account details. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance case or any other collateral proceedings.
If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.
Learned Court below is directed to issue notice to informant/complainant for furnishing her bank account details. If she fails to furnish the same, the aforesaid amount will be deposited in the learned Court below which will be released in favour of the informant/complainant after she furnishes her bank account details.
Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T