Dev Narain Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24409 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2324 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== Dev Narain Rai S/o Late Ramdev Ray Resident of village- Mudewa, P.S.- Muffasil, Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Neelam Devi W/O Amarnath Paswan, R/O Singhia Bujurg, W. No. 11, P.S. Bibhutipur, District - Samastipur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Adv.

Rani Shashi Bharti, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 2324 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section-498A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegedly, the complainant was married with the petitioner in 2001 and two children were born out from the wedlock of the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner and other accused persons started torturing her in different ways for fulfillment of demand of dowry and ultimately, she was ousted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24409 of 2025(4) dt.19-11-2025 2/2 from matrimonial home.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the complainant has filed this case after 22 years of the marriage levelling allegation of demand of dowry, which is unbelievable prima facie. As a matter of fact, she was living in relationship with one Amarnath Paswan and it is the reason that she is not residing with the petitioner. The petitioner admittedly built a house separately for her, in which, she is residing.

5. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner named above, in the event of arrest/surrender within four weeks before the court below be released 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Complaint Case No. 2324 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T