Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23662/2025bail granted

Wakil Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-30Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23662 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2022 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Wakil Ansari Son of Wajir Ansari @ Bajir Ansari Resident of village - Paijarawa Tola (Pajiyarwa), P.S.- Sugauli, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Jainab Khatun Daughter of Fateh Ahmad Wife of Wakil Ansari, Resident of village - Paijarawa Tola (Pajiyarwa), P.S.- Sugauli, District - East Champaran.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. J.N. Thakur, APP For the Informant :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 30-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 70 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A) of IPC and Section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per FIR, the marriage of the informant Jainab Khatun was solemnized with the petitioner on 06.04.2019. The accused persons including the petitioner tortured her for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry of Rs. 1 lakh cash and a motorcycle.

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4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. As a matter of fact, the petitioner is ready to keep the victim with full dignity and honour but she is not ready to reside with the petitioner. His further submission is that the petitioner is a landless person having no means. He has also submitted that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 2,000/- per month as interim maintenance to opposite party no. 2 (the informant).

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 70 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

7. The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 2,000/- per month as interim maintenance to opposite party no. 2 (the informant). The interim maintenance will be subject to any

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23662 of 2025(5) dt.30-10-2025 3/3 other order granted by any other Court of competent jurisdiction granting maintenance to Opposite Party No. 2 (the informant).

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T