The court granted bail to the petitioner in a 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act case. The petitioner undertook to pay monthly maintenance and cooperate in the trial, with conditions for bail cancellation specified.
Enlargement on bail subject to payment of maintenance and cooperation in trial.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37368 of 2022
Arising Out of Case No.-141 Year-2017 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran
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DHARMENDRA PATEL SON OF JANBAHDUR PATEL R/O VILLAGEBIRTA BALUWA TOLA, P.S.- ADAPUR, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN
... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dhannjay Kumar No 2 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary Mr. Ajay Kumar 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 498(A) 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. 3,500/- (three thousand five hundred) 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
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Rs. 3,500/- (three thousand five hundred) per month, the petitioner above-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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Complaint Case No. C-141/2017 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.
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Physical appearance of the parties is dispensed with.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to grant bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in a 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act case.
Dharmendra Patel
State of Bihar
Sunita Devi
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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