Vikram Kumar @ Vikram Kumar Kushwaha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65658 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2024 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Vikram Kumar @ Vikram Kumar Kushwaha Son of Fakria Mahto R/o Village- Hasanpur, P.S.- Raniganj, District- Arariya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Ranjana Kumari D/o Heera Lal Mahto R/o village- Raniganj,P.S.- Raniganj, Distt.- Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Harendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 21-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Darbhanga Mahila P.S. Case No. 07 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 498A, 379, 506, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Petitioner is the husband of opposite party no.2. The allegation is of demand of dowry and torture.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations made in the FIR are not correct and rather the present FIR is a counter blast of Complaint Case No. 25 of 2022 and Complaint Case No. 894 of 2023 which have both being filed by the petitioner against the informant and her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65658 of 2024(6) dt.21-04-2025 2/3 family members.
5. The application is opposed by the learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.
6. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.4000/- (rupees four thousand) per month to opposite party no.2 in the first week of every month. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance case or any other collateral proceeding.
7. In such view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Darbhanga in connection with Darbhanga Mahila P.S. Case No. 07 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial.
8. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, under instruction, submits that the opposite party no.2 undertakes to provide her bank account details to the petitioner within a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65658 of 2024(6) dt.21-04-2025 3/3 period of two weeks from today. If the opposite party 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 opposite party no.2, the opposite party no.2 would be at liberty to file cancellation of bail.
9. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T