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Subhash Pandit v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Oct 2023CR. MISC./47703/2023

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The High Court at Patna granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a dowry harassment case. The petitioner undertook to deposit Rs. 2,500 monthly maintenance in the respondent's bank account. Bail was subject to conditions including cancellation if payments were missed for two consecutive months. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.)

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Petitioner enlarged on bail by furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount, subject to undertaking to deposit Rs. 2,500 monthly maintenance.

Subhash Pandit Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47703 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-936 Year-2022 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Banka

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SUBHASH PANDIT son of Gajanand Pandit Gajanand Pandit Tapowan Nadhi Basti Ps- Kunda Dist- Deoghar Jharkhand

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar

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Pushpa Kumari daughter of Shankar Pandit R/o- Po- Mathura Sahebganj PsBelhar Dist- Banka

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Praveen Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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4 11-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the opposite party no.2.

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The petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no.2, apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A/323/504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner offers and undertakes that he is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 2500/-per month, starting from this month to the opposite party no.2.

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In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 2500/- per month, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47703 of 2023(4) dt.11-10-2023 2/2

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satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Banka in Complaint Case No. 936 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as on the following conditions:-

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(i) Opposite party no.2. would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her saving bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.

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(ii) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the saving bank account of the opposite party no.2.

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(iii) 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.

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(iv) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way, will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise.

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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shashi/-

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Subhash Pandit v. The State of Bihar

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