Surjeet Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66295 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-860 Year-2022 Thana- MUNGER COMPLAINT CASE District- Munger ====================================================== Surjeet Kumar Singh Son of Sadanand Singh Resident of Maksudpur, Kali Sthan, Koiri Tola, Police Station - Kasim Bazar, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Kavita Devi Wife of Surjeet Kumar Singh, Daughter of Bindeshwari Singh Resident of Maksuspur, Police Station - Kasim Bazar, District - Munger. At present residing at Chakratni, Police Station - Shambhuganj, District - Banka ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Surya Narayan Sah, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Madan Kumar, APP For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Saurabh Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2025 The petitioner and opposite party no.2 are present along with their respective counsel.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 504, 498A, 468, 469 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. After brief interaction, it appears that the matter cannot be resolved finally at this stage.
4. Petitioner is the husband of opposite party no.2. The allegation is of demand of dowry and torture.
5. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66295 of 2024(5) dt.08-05-2025 2/3 petitioner that the allegations made in the complaint are totally false. There is no specific allegation of abusing and torturing against the petitioner rather the it is general and omnibus in nature. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 submits that she has also a minor daughter to be taken care of.
6. The application has been opposed by the learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no.2.
7. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five 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.
8. 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 Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No.860C/2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. and subject to the further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66295 of 2024(5) dt.08-05-2025 3/3 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) Trivedi/- U T