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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./62211/2024bail granted

Raj Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-23Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62211 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2024 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Raj Kumar Yadav Son of Gajendra Yadav @ Gajju Yadav @ Gajender Yadav R/o Village - Bairakh, Ward No.- 01. P.S.- Raniganj, District - Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhav Jha,Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madan Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 23-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the state.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 341, 323, 324, 313, 498A, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3⁄4 of the D.P.Act.

3. The case is one under section 498A and the petitioner is husband. The FIR discloses an allegation of demand of dowry and torture.

4. The matter has been referred to Mediation Centre for amicable settlement but the mediation process failed.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made in the FIR is not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner is still ready to keep his wife with full honour and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62211 of 2024(7) dt.23-06-2025 2/3 dignity but it was OP.No.2, who was not willing to stay with the petitioner.

6. The learned counsel for the O.P.No. 2 submits that the petitioner has left his wife in lurch. He is neither keeping her with full dignity and honour nor making any payment for sustenance of the OP.NO.2 and her minor child and it has also been submitted that he has performed second marriage.

7. At this stage, the learned cousnel for the petitioner makes an offer to pay a sum of Rs. 5,000/- per month to the complainant subject to final outcome of any maintenance or collateral proceeding.

8. Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. accordingly, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today the petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten 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 Raniganj P.S Case No. 35 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.PC and subject to the further condition that the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62211 of 2024(7) dt.23-06-2025 3/3 shall co-operate in investigation/ trial.

9. Learned counsel for the O.P.No. 2 under instruction, submits that she undertakes to provide her bank account details to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today, if the O.P.No. 2 furnishes the bank account in which the amount can be transferred, and yet the petitioner fails to give the aforesaid amount on two consecutive dates to O.P.No.2, the O.P.No.2 would be at liberty to file cancellation of bail . (Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T