Prakash Kumar Singh @ Bittu Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
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Conditional bail order, Patna High Court (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.), 13-09-2024, Crl. Misc. No. 11605 of 2024 arising out of Vidyapati Nagar P.S. Case No. 31 of 2020, Samastipur, Sections 341, 323, 504, 498(A) IPC. Petitioner Prakash Kumar Singh @ Bittu Kumar Singh, husband of opposite party no. 2 Kanchan Kumari; allegation of ouster from matrimonial home with family members over dowry demand; defence of innocence, denial of dowry demand, claim that no marriage was solemnized as alleged in the FIR, no criminal antecedent, custody since 20.11.2023. Bail granted on bond of Rs. 25,000 with two like sureties; monthly payment of Rs. 4,000 to wife as bail condition with cancellation clause on two-month default; payment subordinate to matrimonial maintenance and collateral proceedings; affidavit of bank account details within two weeks; liberty to either party for referral to District Mediation Center for reconciliation or one-time settlement. Relevant to searches on bail conditions in matrimonial/domestic-offence prosecutions, monetary-support conditions attached to bail, interplay of bail conditions with maintenance proceedings, and mediation/reconciliation options in dowry-related FIRs.