Tarun Singh @ Gokhu Singh @ Tarun Kumar Singh Vs The State… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Tarun Singh @ Gokhu Singh @ Tarun Kumar Singh Vs The State… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: on arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, release on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNSS; petitioner further directed to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the daughter of opposite party no. 2, subject to any other competent-court maintenance order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 22 of 2023 (offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A), 34 of the IPC), should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

In the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, the petitioner is to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNSS.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the daughter of opposite party no. 2 (the complainant).

Key takeaways

The interim maintenance is subject to any other order granted by any other court of competent jurisdiction granting maintenance to the daughter of opposite party no. 2 (the complainant).ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

ANTICIPATORY BAIL - MATRIMONIAL DISPUTE (Sheohar): Petitioner Tarun Singh @ Gokhu Singh @ Tarun Kumar Singh, apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 22 of 2023 (offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A), 34 of the IPC), granted anticipatory bail. On arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, release upon bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./482(2) BNSS. The petitioner is additionally directed to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the daughter of opposite party no. 2 (the complainant), such maintenance remaining subject to any other maintenance order granted by any other court of competent jurisdiction. An earlier reference to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre (vide order dated 02.05.2025) having failed, the court acted on the petitioner's submissions of innocence, clean antecedents and readiness to pay interim maintenance.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24310 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2023 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Sheohar

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Tarun Singh @ Gokhu Singh @ Tarun Kumar Singh S/O Late Pramod Singh R/O village-Basahiya Ram, P.s.- Fatehpur, District- Sheohar

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

Shailendra Singh S/O Late Kamal Singh R/O village- Aura, P.s.- Tariyani, District- Sheohar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amrendra Kumar For the State : Mr. Bharat Bhushan For the Complainant : Mr. Nasim Yahya Mr. Sunil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

ORAL ORDER

4 03-11-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the

State and the learned counsel for complainant.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 22 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498(A), 34 of the IPC.

It is a case of matrimonial dispute.

Vide order dated 02.05.2025, the matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The report of the learned Mediator shows that the matter could not be resolved between the parties and therefore, the mediation failed.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. The

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petitioner is a person of clean antecedent. He has submitted further that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to daughter of the opposite party no. 2.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Complaint Case No. 22 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./ 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month as interim maintenance to daughter of the opposite party no. 2 (the complainant). The interim maintenance will be subject to any other order granted by any other Court of competent jurisdiction granting maintenance to daughter of the Opposite Party No. 2 (the complainant).

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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