Vivek Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6665 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2024 Thana- BAIRIYA District- West Champaran ====================================================== VIVEK KUMAR @ RAVI RANJAN KUMAR Son of Upendra Hajara Resident of Village - Khiri, Police Station - Bairiya, District -West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Kapildev Paswan Son of Late Sukhal Bhagat Resident of Village - Malahi Dusadhpatti, Police Station - Malahi, District - East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sarvesh Kashyap, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP Mr.Adesh Raj Singh, Adv.for OP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Pursuant to order of this Court, the matter was referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of Patna High Court, but the dispute between the parties could not be resolved through the process of mediation and as such, mediation failed.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant / opposite party no. 2.
3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 494, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
4. Petitioner is alleged to have committed torture and harassment with daughter of opposite party no. 2 for dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6665 of 2026(4) dt.07-07-2026 2/3
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner denies the allegation made in the F.I.R. and submits that he never committed torture to daughter of opposite party no. 2 or demanded any dowry. However, the petitioner undertakes to give Rs. 3,000/-per month by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, to the daughter of opposite party no.2.
6. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is ready to give temporary relief/solace of Rs. 3,000/- (Rupees three thousand) per month to the daughter of opposite party no. 2, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above-named petitioner 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 A.C.J.M. - III, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No. 296 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as on the following conditions:- "(1) Daughter of opposite party no. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
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(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid amount per month in the savings bank account of the daughter of opposite party no. 2.
(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid 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) anay U T