Sushil Kumar @ Sushil Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5793 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-937 Year-2023 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== Sushil Kumar @ Sushil Paswan Son of Pramod Paswan Resident of Manda, Makdampur, Tola Rakhot, Ward No. 04, P.S. - Mansurchak, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Guriya Kumari Wife of Sushil Kumar @ Sushil Paswan, Daughter of Kalpu Paswan Resident of Manda, Makdampur, Tola Rakhot, Ward No. 04, P.S. - Mansurchak, District - Begusarai. At present Resident of Village - Naula, P.S. - Bhagwanpur, District - Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinod Kumar Seth, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Despite issuance of notice, nobody appeared on behalf of the opposite party no. 2.

3. The case is one under section 498A and the petitioner is husband. The allegation made in the complaint is with regard to demand of dowry and torture.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner however submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5793 of 2025(4) dt.17-06-2025 2/2 that the allegations are not correct and as a matter of fact, the petitioner has always been ready to keep his wife with full honour and dignity but it was the wife/complainant, who wanted the petitioner to live at her parental house as a Gharjamai, which was not acceptable to the petitioner.

7. Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Complaint Case No. 937C of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in investigation/ trial.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T