Prabhat Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82760 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2024 Thana- BISFI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Prabhat Ranjan Son of Radha Prasad Gupta R/O-Village and Post and PSMadhwapur, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Kanchan Kumari Wife of Prabhat Ranjan, D/O- Sahdev Prasad Gupta Presently residing at Village- Salempur, P.S.- Bisfi, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sourendra Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-04-2025 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 connection with Bisfi P.S. Case No.124 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 341, 506, 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Petitioner is the husband of opposite party no.2. The allegation is of demand of dowry and torture.
4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations made in the First Information Report are totally false. There is general and omnibus allegation levelled against the petitioner. It has further been stated in paragraph 15 of the petition that the petitioner is ready
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82760 of 2024(3) dt.28-04-2025 2/3 to keep the opposite party no.2 with full dignity and honour.
5. The application has been opposed by the learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.
6. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.3500/- (rupees three thousand five hundred) 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.
7. 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 A.C.J.M.-I, Benipatti, Madhubani in connection with Bisfi P.S. Case No. 124 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial.
8. 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82760 of 2024(3) dt.28-04-2025 3/3 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.
9. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T