Abhishek Shukla v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15390 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-525 Year-2023 Thana- BHOJPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Abhishek Shukla Son of Rajesh Shukla@Rajesh Kumar Shukla R/o Village Parsonda, P.S.- Shahpur, Dist.- Bhojpur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Nisha Kumari Wife of Abhishek Shukla D/o Munna Ojha, R/o Village and P.O.- Kalyanpur, P.S.- Bihiya, Dist.- Bhojpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ritik Shah, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP For the Complainant :

N o n e ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears on behalf of the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a complaint case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

4. The prosecution case, in nutshell, is that marriage of the complainant was solemnized with this petitioner as per Hindu rites and rituals on 11.12.2020. It is alleged that after

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15390 of 2026(5) dt.14-07-2026 2/3 marriage, all the accused persons named in the complaint petition, including this petitioner, subjected the complainant to torture and harassment due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, ousted her from her matrimonial house.

5. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because happens to be husband of the complainant and present case has been lodged due to petty family dispute. There are general and omnibus allegations of torture and demand of dowry. As a matter of fact, the petitioner at no point of time demanded any dowry or committed torture. It is further submitted that petitioner is ready to keep the complainant, as his wife, with full honour and dignity. It is next submitted that the case is triable by the Magistrate. In this connection, learned counsel for the 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 antecedents.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15390 of 2026(5) dt.14-07-2026 3/3

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

8. Accordingly, 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 C.J.M., Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Complaint Case No. 525(c) of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T