Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74137 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2023 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Suraj Kumar S/o Mahendra Verma R/o Village- Tarari, P.O.- Bela, P.S.- Naubatpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ranju Kumari W/o Suraj Kumar, D/o Late Rambali Singh R/o VillageSaidpur Lodipur, P.O.- Dehri, P.S.- Pipra, District- Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State :

Mrs. Rita Verma, APP For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Anil Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case is based upon the complaint petition in which allegation of demand of dowry and torture has been made. The petitioner is the husband.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations made in the complaint are totally false. As a matter of fact, the complainant/ opposite party no.2 deserted the petitioner and married to another man as stated in para-10 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74137 of 2024(6) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 this application. Learned counsel for the petitioner concedes to the fact that there is a child out of wedlock.

5. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.4000/- (Rupees Four Thousand) per month to the 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 proceedings.

6. 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 bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No.366 (C) of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

7. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 is directed to make available the bank account details of opposite party no.2 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74137 of 2024(6) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 to give the aforesaid amount on two consecutive dates to opposite party no.2, the opposite party would be at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

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