Amarnath Goswami v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1833 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== AMARNATH GOSWAMI S/o Late Suail Goswami R/o village- Badraji, P.S.- Kowakol, Distt- Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Chandani Devi D/o Suresh Goswami, W/o Amarnath Goswami R/o VillageBich Bazar Akbarpur, P.S.- Akbarpur, Distt- Nawada. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hansraj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-02-2023 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 341, 323, 498(A), 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC.

Petitioner, who is husband of informant, is said to have tortured the informant and tried to kill her in association of his family members due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. 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 tormented her over the demand of dowry. The informant herself

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1833 of 2023(2) dt.09-02-2023 2/3 does not want to reside with the petitioner. 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 Mahila P.S. Case No.09 of 2022, 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 case or any other collateral proceedings.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1833 of 2023(2) dt.09-02-2023 3/3 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