Md. Sahabuddin v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26244 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2733 Year-2024 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran ====================================================== Md. Sahabuddin S/o Abdur Haman @ Abdul Rahaman R/o Village - Sarsaula, P.S - Sheohar, District - Sheohar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Rehana Khatun D/o Jarrar Hussain R/o Village - Mahmadpur, P.S - Banjariya, District - East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Karandeep Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences punishable under Section 498Aof the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case is based upon the complaint petition in which allegation of demand of dowry and torture has been made. The petitioner is the husband.

4. By order dated 22.04.2026, with consent of the parties, this case was refered to the Mediation Center of the Patna High Court for amicable settlement of the dispute, which has now failed.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26244 of 2026(3) dt.16-07-2026 2/3

5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations made in the complaint are totally false. As a matter of fact, the petitioner is ready to keep the complainant/opposite party no.2 with full honour and dignity as stated in para-7 of this application.

6. Per contra, it is submitted on behalf of opposite party no.2 that as the petitioner has remarried, there is no question of cohabitation at this stage.

7. At this stage, the petitioner offers to give Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) per month to the opposite party no.2 in the first week of every month. It goes without saying that the aforesaid payment shall be subject to any order passed in matrimonial maintenance case or any other collateral proceedings.

8. In such view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No.2733 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26244 of 2026(3) dt.16-07-2026 3/3 Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

9. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 is directed to make available the bank account details of opposite party no.2 to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today. If the opposite party no.2 furnishes the bank account in which the amount can be transferred, and yet the petitioner fails to give the aforesaid amount on two consecutive dates to opposite party no.2, the opposite party would be at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

10. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Trivedi/- U T