Vikash Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25547 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2022 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Jha S/O Ajay Kumar Jha R/O Village- Khatuaha, P.SKhanpur, Distt.- Samastipur, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Akanksha Rani W/O Vikash Kumar Jha R/O Village- Chandauli, P.S- Tajpur, Distt.- Samastipur, Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Keshav Bhardwaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Samastipur Complaint Case No. 52 of 2022 dated 11.01.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 379, 406 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured the informant mentally and physically due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. five lakhs as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25547 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the informant. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Complaint Case No. 52 of 2022.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T