Vicky Sah @ Bikki Kumar Shaw @ Bikki Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23416 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== Vicky Sah @ Bikki Kumar Shaw @ Bikki Sah S/o Paras Nath Shaw R/o Mohalla- 8/1 B.M. Road, Champdani, P.S.- Bhadreswar, District- Hooghly (West Bengal) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Gita Kumari W/o Vicky Sah @ Bikki Sah @ Bikki Kumar Shaw D/o Binod Shaw, R/o Village- Dinara, P.S.- Dinara, District- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Renuka Ratnakar, APP-125 For the Complainant :

Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the complainant as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 214 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498(A) of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.

3. According to allegation, the petitioner (husband of the complainant) along with his family members, tortured the victim for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Vide order dated 23.07.2025, the matter was referred to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23416 of 2025(5) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 Centre. The report of the learned Mediator shows that the matter was not resolved between the parties and therefore, the mediation failed.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He has further submitted that although, he has filed divorce case against the complainant but he may pay interim maintenance according to his affording capacity. On query of the Court, learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner is working in juice shop and he is ready to pay Rs. 4,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the complainant.

6. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the complainant has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner (husband of the complainant) has tortured the complainant on non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and she is passing her miserable days in financial scarcity.

7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances especially the fact that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. 4,000/- per month as interim maintenance to the complainant, 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23416 of 2025(5) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Bikramganj, District- Rohtas in connection with Complaint Case No. 214 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C./ 482(2) of the BNS, 2023.

8. The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 4,000/- per month as interim maintenance to opposite party no. 2 (the complainant). The interim maintenance will be subject to final outcome of the matrimonial case, if any. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) priyanka/- U T