The High Court of Patna, in an oral order, enlarged the petitioner on bail in a case involving IPC offences and the Dowry Prohibition Act, conditional upon his undertaking to pay monthly maintenance and appear for trial.
Petitioner enlarged on bail for six weeks subject to payment of Rs. 3,000/month maintenance and attendance in court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24544 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2021 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jehanabad
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HARSH KUMAR Son of Umesh Sharma R/o Village - Manjhauli, P.S.Phulwari Sharif, District - Patna at presently residing at Shivshakti Nagar Near Dominiya Bridge, P.S.- Bihita, District - Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Opposite Party/s
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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. advocate Mr. Kaushal Kishore For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Suresh Prasad Singh ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
The petitioner, husband of informant, apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 323, 498(A) and some other ancillary Sections of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits and offers that at this juncture, the petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand) per month to the informant, starting from this month.
In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand) per month, the petitioner above-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24544 of 2022(3) dt.16-03-2023 2/2
named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Arwal in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 25/ 2021 on the following conditions:
(1.) Informant would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her Saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
(2.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the Saving bank account of the Informant.
(3.) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail bond.
(4.) Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present, as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, who offered to pay maintenance, was eligible for bail enlargement.
4 provisions across 2 enactments
Harsh Kumar
The State of Bihar
Ritika Kumari
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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