Santosh Kumar Shahi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52441 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2022 Thana- ARWAL MAHILA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Amit Raj @ Yamuna Son Of Amir Yadav @ Amir Singh Resident Of Village - Kamta, P.S. - Parasi, District - Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar 2.
Anita Devi Wife Of Amit Raj @ Yamuna Resident Of Village - Kamta, P.S. - Parasi, District - Arwal. At Present Daughter Of Late Sikandar Singh, Resident Of Village - Lekha Bigha, P.O. - Sarwan, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal, Pin Code - 804401 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Parwej Khan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 16-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 323, 341, 504, 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code..
3. By an earlier order, the matter had been sent to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre for resolution of disputes between the parties but the same has also failed.
4. The prosecution case is based upon an FIR lodged by the opposite party no. 2 in which she has made an allegation of demand of dowry and torture. Petitioner is the husband of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52441 of 2024(5) dt.16-05-2025 2/3 opposite party no.2.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations levelled in the FIR are not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner has always been ready to keep the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour while the opposite party no. 2 herself is not ready to reside in the matrimonial house.
6. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, however, controverts the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and rather supports the allegations made in the FIR.
7. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.5000/- (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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52441 of 2024(5) dt.16-05-2025 3/3 case is pending/successor court in connection with Tekari P.S. Case No. 290 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S., and subject to the further 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) devendra/- U T