Shrawan Jha @ Sharawan Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59676 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2021 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== SHRAWAN JHA @ SHARAWAN KUMAR JHA S/o Yaduveer Jha Resident of village- Gehuan, Bairiya, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
RADHA DEVI W/o Shrawan Jha Resident of village- Gehuan, Bairiya, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Anand, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs.Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 23-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 498(A)/34 of the IPC. Petitioner, who is husband of informant, is said to have separated the informant from her children and did not fulfill her maintenance. He even refused to identify her and was with another lady and both of them assaulted her.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59676 of 2022(2) dt.23-02-2023 2/3 the demand of dowry. He is ready to settle dispute with the informant. 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 above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond 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 Phulparas P.S. Case No.95 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
Petitioner is ready to pay Rs.3000.00 (Rupees Three Thousand) per month to the informant in the second week of every month. If the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, informant shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below for cancelling the bail bond of the petitioner.
It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order being passed in matrimonial maintenance
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59676 of 2022(2) dt.23-02-2023 3/3 case or any other collateral proceedings.
Learned Court below is directed to issue notice to informant/O.P. No.2 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 after she furnishes her bank account details.
If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the learned Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Center for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.
With the aforesaid observation and direction, this application stands disposed of.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T