Ratnesh Kumar Singh @ Ratneshwar Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87721 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-607 Year-2022 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ratnesh Kumar Singh @ Ratneshwar Kumar Singh S/O Raj Kishore Singh Resident of Village- Bariyariya Bhusaha, P.S- Sangrampur, District- East Champaran. At present- R/O Village- Raghunathpur, P.S- Raghunathpur (O.P), Distt.- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Sima Devi D/O Late Gaya Pandey R/O Village- Raghunathpur, P.SRaghunathpur (O.P), Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Sweta Kumari, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Petitioner, who is husband of the informant, is said to have tortured upon her physically and mentally and ousted her from the matrimonial home in association of his family members over the dowry demand.
4. The matter had earlier been sent to the Patna High
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87721 of 2024(4) dt.16-07-2025 2/3 Court Mediation Centre for an amicable settlement of disputes between the parties, but the mediation failed.
5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations levelled against the petitioner are not correct and as a matter of fact, he has always been ready to keep his wife with due dignity and honour and it is rather the informant who is not desirous of continuing with the matrimonial relationship.
6. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant and learned APP for the State, however, oppose the prayer for anticipatory bail.
7. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner makes an offer that the petitioner would make the payment of Rs. 5,000.00/- (Rupees Five Thousand) per month to the informant in the second week of every month.
8. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, 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 case is pending/successor Court in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87721 of 2024(4) dt.16-07-2025 3/3 with Turkauliya (Raghunathpur) P.S. Case No. 607 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
9. 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.
10. Learned counsel for the informant is directed to furnish the bank account details of the informant in the learned Court below. If the informant 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 the petitioner fails to pay the aforesaid amount on two consecutive months, the informant shall be at liberty to move before the learned Court below for cancelling the bail bond of the petitioner.
11. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) divyanshi/- U T