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Sulindar Sahni @ Surendra Sahni v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC13 Aug 2024CR. MISC./11315/2024

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The High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused in dowry harassment cases after he undertook to pay monthly maintenance to the complainant. The court imposed conditions including deposit of maintenance into the complainant's bank account and cancellation of bail in case of default for two consecutive months.

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Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner subject to furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties and undertaking to pay maintenance of Rs. 3,000/- per month.

Sulindar Sahni @ Surendra Sahni Vs the State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11315 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-575 Year-2019 Thana- DARBHANGA COMPLAINT CASE District- Darbhanga

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SULINDAR SAHNI @ SURENDRA SAHNI S/O- NEVAJI SAHNI @ NEVATI SAHNI R/O- VILLAGE- TRIMOHAN, POST- JALWARA, .P.S.KAMTAUL, DIST.- DARBHANGA.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR

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RENU DEVI W/O- SULINDAR SAHNI @ SURENDRA SAHNI R/OVILLAGE- SHISHO WEST, P.S.- SADAR (MABBI O.P). DIST.DARBHANGA. AT PRESENT WIFE OF GOVIND SAHNI, R/OVILLAGE- KAMARTHU, P.S.- GAIGHAT, DIST.- MUZAFFARPUR.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Pronoti Singh Mr. Shambhu Nath Jha

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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5 13-08-2024

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Pursuant to order of this Court, the matter was

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referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed (Report kept at flag ‘M’).

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant / opposite party no. 2.

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The petitioner, who is husband of opposite party no.

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2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case punishable for the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11315 of 2024(5) dt.13-08-2024 2/3

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offences under Sections 323, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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Petitioner is alleged to have committed torture and harassment with opposite party no. 2 for dowry.

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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. 3,000/- per month, starting from this month, to 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. 3,000/- (Rupees three thousand) per month to the opposite party no. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the 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 satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Complaint Case No. 575 of 2019, corresponding to T.R. No. 2325 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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“(1) Opposite party no. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11315 of 2024(5) dt.13-08-2024 3/3

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communication to the petitioner.

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

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(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.

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(4) 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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anay

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Sulindar Sahni @ Surendra Sahni v. the State of Bihar

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