Ajay Chouhan @ Ajay Kumar Chouhan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64488 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2022 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Ajay Chouhan @ Ajay Kumar Chouhan Son Of Late Chandradev Chouhan Resident Of Village-Majhua, P.S.-Sadar (Mufassil), Dist.-Purnia. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Reena Kumari wife of Ajay Kumar Chouhan, resident of village Dalan, Police Station Mufassil, Katihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr.Kumar Praveen, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, Addl Public Prosecutor Mr. SP Sah @ Baranwal, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the opposite party no.2.
2. The petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no.2, apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A/34 of the IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Mediator's report dated 25.4.2024 reveals that in spite of efforts, dispute between the parties could not be resolved through process of mediation. However, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/-per month, starting from this month to the opposite party no.2.
4. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- per month, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, above-named petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64488 of 2023(4) dt.14-05-2024 2/2 be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in Purnea Sadar Mufassil Police Station Case No. 308 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as on the following conditions:- (i) Opposite party no.2. would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner. (ii) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the saving bank account of the opposite party no.2.
(iii) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond. (iv) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way, will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise.
5. In spite of order of addition of opposite party no.2 under order dated 7.11.2023, its description has not been seeded in the data base of this case record.
6. Office to add description of opposite party no.2 in the data base of the case and be careful in future while listing the case.
Shashi (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T