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Shashi Bhushan Singh vs State Of Bihar on 13 January, 2011

Patna High Court – Orders
Shashi Bhushan Singh vs State Of Bihar on 13 January, 2011
                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Cr.Misc. No.34363 of 2009
                    SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH SON OF LATE Arjun
                    Singh, residentof village Shambho Sarlahi, P.S. Shambho,
                    District Begusarai..               .. Petitioner
                                             Versus
                   STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. ... OPPOSITE PARTIES
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11 13.01.2011 Heard Mr. A.K. Thakur, learned counsel for the

petitioner, Mr. Ravi S. Pankaj, learned counsel for opposite

party no. 2 and Mr. U.S.P. Singh, learned APP for the State.

Petitioner files supplementary affidavit. Let it be

kept on the record.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the

petitioner is ready to lead conjugal life along with the

petitioner. However, it is urged on behalf of opposite party

no. 2 that she is not being treated well, thus, she is not

desirous of going with the petitioner. The petitioner has also

stated that he is ready either to transfer half of his landed

property in favour of the informant or alternatively, he is

ready to pay Rs. 1000/-(one thousand) per month by way of

maintenance to opposite party no. 2. Learned counsel

appearing on behalf of opposite party no. 2 submits that she

will accept the proposed maintenance amount, however, the

same should not preclude her from taking recourse to legal
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remedy with regard to maintenance. Further, as has been

earlier alleged by the opposite party no. 2 that her ornaments

have been kept by the petitioner and by filing a

supplementary affidavit dated 30.06.2010, the petitioner had

undertaken to give the gold coin weighing 55 grams, the

same also be given to the opposite party no. 2. Learned

counsel for the petitioner, upon this, submits that since the

petitioner is ready with the gold coin and as per his earlier

undertaking given on oath, he would also hand it over to her

at the time of depositing the amount of maintenance for the

first month.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the

case and in view of the affidavit filed on behalf of the

petitioner as well as the undertaking given by the petitioner,

the provisional bail earlier granted to the petitioner vide

order dated 13.10.2009 by this Court is made absolute

subject to the condition that the petitioner, as per the

undertaking, shall hand over the gold coin weighing 55

grams purchased from any recognised Bank or Post Office

and deposit Rs. 1000/- (one thousand) per month in the

court concerned, which is in seisin of the trial. The

maintenance amount as well as gold coin should be
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deposited in the first week of February 2011 before the

court concerned and thereafter the said amount should be

deposited in the first week of every subsequent month. The

opposite party no. 2 would be at liberty to withdraw the

same.

It is made clear that if the aforesaid undertaking

given by the petitioner is violated by him then the court

concerned would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation

of his bail bonds. It is also made clear that the aforesaid

condition for payment of the maintenance amount would not

come in the way of the opposite party no. 2 in moving

before the appropriate forum for the purpose of maintenance

and this arrangement would be till any order, if it is passed

by any appropriate court.

SC                                  (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)