Sadre Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3162 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sadre Alam S/O Hafiz Badhai @ Abdul Hafiz R/O Village- Sirisiya, Police station- Sikta, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Nazama Khatoon @ Nagma Khatoon W/O Sadre Alam, D/O Md. Hasim R/O Village- Sirisiya, Police station- Sikta, District- West Champaran, At Present R/O Village- Jhumka, Police station- Sikta, District- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, A.P.P.

For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Bhagya Narayan Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-06-2026 Earlier, vide order dated 01.04.2026, the matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court, Patna, but as per the Mediator's Report (flag 'M'), the mediation has failed.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. As per prosecution case, marriage of informant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2019. Thereafter, it is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3162 of 2026(5) dt.22-06-2026 2/3 alleged that informant was subjected to torture and cruelty due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while denying the allegations levelled against him, submits that petitioner, who is husband of the informant, is ready to keep her with honour and safety. Besides this, petitioner is ready to give Rs. 5000/-per month to the informant by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings.

6. In view of the aforesaid undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give Rs. 5000/- per month to the informant by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, this anticipatory bail application is allowed.

7. Let the above-named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, 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, 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Sikta P. S. Case No. 117 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita as well as on the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3162 of 2026(5) dt.22-06-2026 3/3 following conditions:- '(1) Informant would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.

(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the savings bank account of the informant.

(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.

(4) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way, will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise.'

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T