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Mithilesh Mahto @ Mithilesh Kumar Mahto v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC9 Aug 2024CR. MISC./6131/2024

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The High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in a dowry and cruelty case, conditioned on an undertaking to pay monthly maintenance to the opposite party.

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Anticipatory bail granted subject to furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties and undertaking to pay Rs. 3000/- monthly maintenance.

Mithilesh Mahto @ Mithilesh Kumar Mahto 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.6131 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2022 Thana- CHORAUT District- Sitamarhi

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Mithilesh Mahto @ Mithilesh Kumar Mahto S/o Bechan Mahto R/o Vill - Lauthawa, Ward No. 08, P.S. - Basopatti, Dist. - Madhubani

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Kanchan Kumari, D/o Binod Purve R/v Charaut, PS Charaut, Dist. Sitamarhi

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhavesh Sah, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P. Mr. Avanindra Kumar Jha, Advocate ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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6 09-08-2024

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Earlier, vide order dated 03.05.2024, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna, but as per the Mediator’s Report (flag ‘A’), the mediation has failed due to absence of petitioner.

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Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner who is husband of opposite party

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No. 2 apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 354(B), 498A, 504, 506/34 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

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6131 of 2024(6) dt.09-08-2024 2/3

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maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- 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. 3000/- (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 Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Charaut P. S. Case No. 31 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 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

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6131 of 2024(6) dt.09-08-2024 3/3

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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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Navya/-

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Mithilesh Mahto @ Mithilesh Kumar Mahto v. The State of Bihar

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