Mukesh Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29995 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2022 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Yadav S/o Ram Chandra Yadav R/o Vill.- Banaur (Santnagar), P.S.- Bhairavsthan, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 29-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The prosecution case in the FIR is that the informant was married to the petitioner on 15.03.2018 and thereafter, the petitioner along with other accused persons started demanding dowry and also assaulted her due to non-fulfillment of the same.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally based on concocted facts and denies the marriage of the informant with the present petitioner and in support of the same, he has also brought on record the Voter ID Card of the informant, which has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29995 of 2025(4) dt.29-05-2025 2/2 been annexed as Annexure-P/2 to the petition, showing the name of her husband as one Ravindra Kumar Yadav. Learned counsel for the petitioner also draws the attention of this Court towards the supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner bringing on record a joint compromise petition showing compromise between the parties. It is next submitted that the petitioner voluntarily surrendered on 12.02.2025 and has been languishing in custody since then with no criminal antecedent. Further, it is also submitted that charge sheet has been submitted in the present case.

5. Learned APP for the State, however, opposes the prayer for regular bail.

6.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 23 of 2022.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) divyanshi/- U T