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Raju Paswan @ Raju Kumar Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 Aug 2024CR. MISC./29578/2024

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Petitioner sought anticipatory bail in a complaint case involving offences under Sections 323, 504, 498A, 494 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act. Court granted bail subject to monthly maintenance deposit.

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Anticipatory bail granted subject to furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties and depositing Rs. 3,000 monthly maintenance in complainant's bank account.

Raju Paswan @ Raju Kumar Paswan 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.29578 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-320 Year-2021 Thana- BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhagalpur

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Raju Paswan @ Raju Kumar Paswan son of Jaldhar Paswan Village- Badi Makandpur Ps- Gopalpur Dist-Bhagalpur

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Kalpani Devi wife of Raju Paswan @ Raju Kumar Paswan, D/o- Shiv Paswan Village- badi Makandpur Ps- Gopalpur Dist- Bhagalpur

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP For Opposite Party No.2 : Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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4 20-08-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

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The petitioner, husband of the

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complainant/Opposite Party No. 2, apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 504, 498A, 494 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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Allegation against the petitioner is of matrimonial cruelty and of demand of dowry.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/(three thousand rupees) per month, starting from this month, to

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29578 of 2024(4) dt.20-08-2024 2/3

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complainant/Opposite Party No. 2.

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In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for

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the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give maintenance amount of Rs. 3,000/- (three thousand rupees) per month to complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 , in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner, above-named, 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 Judicial Magistrate First Class, Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur, in connection with Complaint Case No. 320 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. with further following conditions:

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“(A.) Complainant/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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(B.) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the saving bank account of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 .

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(C.) 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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(D.) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29578 of 2024(4) dt.20-08-2024 3/3

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will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise.”

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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shashank/-

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