Vishnu Uraon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62883 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2023 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== Vishnu Uraon S/O Ishwari Uraon Resident of village- Kamath ,P.SHusainabad ,Dist-Palamu, Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rubi Kumari W/O Vishnu Uraon Resident of village- Kamath ,P.SHusainabad ,Dist-Palamu, Jharkhand, At present Resident of Village- Manu, P.S- Rohtas, Dist- Rohtas.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Kant For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 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 a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. By earlier order, the matter had been sent to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre for resolution of disputes between the parties but the same has failed.

4. The prosecution case is based upon a complaint filed by the opposite party no. 2 in which she has made an allegation of demand of dowry and torture. Petitioner is the husband of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62883 of 2024(10) dt.09-05-2025 2/3 opposite party no.2.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations levelled in the complaint are not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner has always been ready to take the complainant to his matrimonial house but it is the complainant who is not desirous of continuing with the matrimonial relationship. It has been further submitted that as a matter of fact, the family of the petitioner has already spent Rs. 60,000/- for admission of the complainant in a nursing course and hence, there is no question of meeting out any cruel behavior upon her. The complainant has also filed a maintenance case in which notices have been issued to the petitioner.

6. The application has been opposed by the learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the complainant.

7. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.3500/- (rupees three thousand and five hundred) 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.

8. In such view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62883 of 2024(10) dt.09-05-2025 3/3 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 court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Complaint Case No. 231 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S., and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial.

9. 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 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.

10. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T