Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14307 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2025 Thana- NALANDA COMPLAINT CASE District- Nalanda ====================================================== PAPPU KUMAR Son of Kishori Saw Resident of Village - Upraura, P.S.- Bihar Sharif, P.O.- Muraura, District - Nalanda (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Mitali Kumari Daughter of Mukesh Kumar R/o Village - Rasalpur, P.O.- Ariyawa, P.S.- Ekangarsarai, District - Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajiv Kumar, learned counsel for the complainant as also learned APP representing the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 225(C) of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, lodged by the complainant Mitali Kumrari.

3. As per the complaint, the wife of the petitioner namely Mitali Kumari alleged that she was married to him on 16.07.2021 but always tortured for dowry and in the processs assault too took place. She was not even provided food, clothes

2/4 and medicine and as in the year 2025 her brother-in-law tried to outrage her modesty, she has to leave the place and filed complaint.

4. In this case, the coordinate Bench sent the matter to the Mediation Centre but the report dated 03.04.2026 shows that it failed.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that presently he is posted in Arunachal Pradesh as Head Clerk and has no family quarter there. He shall be trying to have a tenanted house so that the petitioner can take his wife to the said place. The submission is that he want to stay with his wife with full dignity and honour and to show respect to her, shall be transferring Rs.5,000/- by 5th of every month beginning July, 2026 and failure to do so, the lady shall be free to take steps for cancellation of bail bond, if relief is granted.

6. Further, he shall also be paying Rs.10,000/- to her in by the Demand Draft issued in favour of Mitali Kumari by the State Bank of India/any Nationalized Bank and shall be submitted the time of execution of bail bond so that the it is handed over to the lady upon checking her credentials.

7. Learned counsel for the informant undertakes to provide Bank Account Number so that the amount can be

3/4 transferred every month to her till the petitioner takes her to Arunachal Pradesh.

8. Though learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer submits that if he is ready to keep his wife with dignity and honour and ensure giving monthly assistance, he is not opposing if relief is granted.

9. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also the inclination shown by the petitioner to keep his wife with full dignity and honour once he gets an accommodation, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

10. However, it is made clear that if he fails to submit Demand Draft of Rs.10,000/- in favour of Mitali Kumari and/or denies Rs.5,000/- to her in any month, the lady shall be free to take immediate steps for cancellation of bail bond.

11. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda, in connection with Complaint Case No. 225(C) of 2025 subject to the following conditions:-

4/4 (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhar Card/Voter Id/Driving License/Pan Card) to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;

(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T