Vikas Kumar @ Vikash Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3231 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-982 Year-2019 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Vikas Kumar @ Vikash Kumar Gupta S/o Nandlal Sah Resident of VillageBada Pareua, P.S.- Raxaul, Dist.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ranjana Kumari W/o Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Kumar Gupta, D/o Kanhaiya Prasad Resident of Mohalla- Hospital Road, Near Kalibabu ke Dawakhana, Ganj No. 02, Ward No. 25, P.S.- Bettiah Town, Dist.- West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar, A.P.P.

For the O.P. No.2 :

Mr. Gyan Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-06-2026 Earlier, vide order dated 29.01.2026, 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 Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. As per prosecution case, marriage of complainant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2014. Thereafter, it is alleged that complainant was subjected to torture and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3231 of 2026(3) dt.29-06-2026 2/3 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 complainant, is ready to keep her with honour and safety. Besides this, petitioner is ready to give Rs. 3000/- per month to the complainant 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. 3000/- per month to the complainant 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Complaint Case No. 982 of 2019, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita as well as on the following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3231 of 2026(3) dt.29-06-2026 3/3 '(1) Complainant 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 complainant.

(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