Patna High Court
Smt. Munni DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The anticipatory bail granted to Sunil Singh is cancelled due to his failure to comply with the maintenance payment condition.
Summary
Smt. Munni Devi filed a petition seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail that had been granted to Sunil Singh in Cr. Misc. No.61849 of 2023. The bail was conditioned on Sunil Singh paying a monthly maintenance of Rs.4,000 to the petitioner, with a provision that the bail could be cancelled if he failed to make two consecutive payments. The petitioner alleged that Sunil Singh breached this undertaking, having paid only Rs.26,000 and failing to pay arrears or current maintenance despite being granted time. The respondent could not rebut these allegations. After hearing both sides, the court held that the condition was violated and consequently cancelled the anticipatory bail. The order reflects the court's view that bail conditions must be strictly complied with and may be revoked upon breach.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be cancelled on account of the bail condition – payment of maintenance – being breached
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- cancellation
- maintenance
- breach of condition
- criminal miscellaneous
- family law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57305 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2023 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali
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Smt. Munni Devi W/o Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar Resident of Village
Khilwat Police Station Bidupur District Vaishali
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar S/o Chandeshwar Singh R/o vill - Khilwat, P.S.
- Bidupur, Distt. - Vaishali
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahesh Prasad
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
9 17-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf
of the O.P. No.2.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that O.P.
No.2 was petitioner in Cr. Misc. No.61849 of 2023. It is
submitted that O.P. No.2 was granted the privilege of
anticipatory bail since O.P. No.2 had agreed to pay a monthly
maintenance of Rs.4000/- to the petitioner herein, who was O.P.
No.2 in Cr. Misc. No. Cr. Misc. No.61849 of 2023. It is next
submitted that O.P. No.2 being wife of the petitioner is facing
financial hardship. It is further submitted that Cr. Misc.
No.61849 of 2023 was allowed by an order dated 11.03.2024. It
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is next submitted that anticipatory bail was granted to the O.P.
No.2 herein with a liberty to the petitioner herein to file an
application seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to
the petitioner in the event if the petitioner does not deposit the
monthly maintenance as agreed for two consecutive months.
Learned counsel next submits that the undertaking given by the
O.P. No.2 herein that he will pay a monthly maintenance of
Rs.4000/- to the petitioner herein stands breached. It is next
submitted that in terms of the liberty granted, the instant
cancellation application has been filed by the petitioner for
cancelling the anticipatory bail granted to the O.P. No.2. It is
further submitted that the instant cancellation application was
filed in August, 2024 and since then an amount of Rs.26,000/-
has been paid to the O.P. No.2. It is submitted that O.P. No.2 has
been seeking time for paying the arrears and to start the monthly
maintenance but then despite granting time to O.P. No.2, the
O.P. No.2 for reasons best known, is not paying the arrears
maintenance nor the current maintenance.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P.
No.2 is not in a position to rebut the submission made by the
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the
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anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner by order dated
11.03.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.61849 of 2023 is hereby cancelled.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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