Nusrat @ Nusrat Ara @ Nusrat Rizwan @ Rusrat Ara v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19444 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-804 Year-2007 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Nusrat @ Nusrat Ara @ Nusrat Rizwan @ Rusrat Ara W/O Dr. Md. Rizwan Ahmad Resident of Ahmad Villa, Near White House, F.C.I Road, Fulwari Sharif, Patna.

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Ruhi @ Ruhi Rani Nazim @ Ruhi Nazim W/O Syed Shahabuddin Ashraf R/O Flat No. 304, 3rd Floor, Doctors Apartment Advocate Compund Old Jasol Village- Jasola Vihar, Okla South Delhi. 3.

Farhat Ara @ Farhat Qumar W/O Quamrul Wasey F.C 8 Flock F, Shahim Bagh, Jamia Nagar, Okla Abul Fazal Enclave-2, South Delhi, Delhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Nazia Praveen W/O Syed Shaujauddin Ashraf R/O Village/MohallaDharmapur Tajpur Road, P.S- Town (Nagar), Distt.- Samastipur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hafiz Shahbaz Arif For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Samastipur Complaint Case No. 804 of 2007 filed for the offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the DP Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and others are accused of assaulting and torturing the victim for demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19444 of 2025(5) dt.10-03-2026 2/3

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioners are the married sister-in-law of the complainant.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submission of the parties and in light of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, this application for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed.

7. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M, Samastipur/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 804 of 2007 subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS and with further condition that:

(I). The petitioners are directed to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 7000/- from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19444 of 2025(5) dt.10-03-2026 3/3 the month of March 2026 to the complainant/informant. The maintenance for the month of March 2026 shall be paid to the complainant/informant within ten days from today, and thereafter, the maintenance amount shall be paid to the complainant/informant every month before the 10th day of each month.

8. It is made clear that the order of maintenance passed by this Court shall be subject to the outcome of the maintenance case in the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court concerned, if any.

9. Needless to state that, if the petitioners fail to abide by the terms and conditions, as stated hereinabove, the State shall be at liberty to file an appropriate application before the learned concerned Court below for cancellation of bail granted to the petitioner.

10. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Samastipur through FAX for its compliance forthwith.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T