Rupesh Kumar Karn v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3633 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Rupesh Kumar Karn Son of Bachchan kumar Karn Resident of village -Barkurba P.s-Kalyanpur Dist -Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Puja Kumari @ Pooja Dutta Daughter of Surendra Kumar Dutta Resident of village - Barhata, Ps- Bahadurpur, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Girish Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Despite valid service of notice, none appears on behalf of the opposite party no. 2.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

3. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 85, 89, 126(2), 82(1), 115(2), 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. As per prosecution case, all the named accused persons including this petitioner tortured and harassed the informant for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

5. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner happens to be husband of the informant and present case has been lodged due to petty family dispute. There is general and omnibus allegation of commission of assault against him. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3633 of 2026(4) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 further submitted that petitioner is ready to keep the informant, as his wife, with full honour and dignity. It is next submitted that the case is triable by the Magistrate. In this connection, petitioner has relied upon a judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner, in the event of his 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, Darbhanga in connection with Darbhanga Mahila, P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

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