Supan Choudhary @ Supan Choudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32859 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-303 Year-2014 Thana- BHAGALPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Supan Choudhary @ Supan Choudhari S/o Sirishti Choudhari R/o VillageLalbathani, P.S.- Sahebganj, District- Sahebganj (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Rina Devi W/o Supan Choudhary D/o Mannu Choudhary, R/o VillageMakhari, P.S.- Sanokhar, District- Bhagalpur (Complainant) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 303 of 2014 registered for the offence under Sections 323, 498(A)/34, 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and others are accused of assaulting and torturing the victim for demand of dowry.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32859 of 2025(4) dt.17-02-2026 2/3

5. Learned counsel for the informant has opposed the application of the petitioner.

6 . Considering the submission of the parties and in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, this application of grant of anticipatory bail is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 303 of 2014, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. As a condition of this order, the petitioner is directed to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 6,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the complainant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the complainant within one week from the date of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the maintenance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32859 of 2025(4) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 amount shall be paid to the complainant every month before the 10th day of the month.

9. It is made clear that the order of maintenance passed by this Court shall be subject to the outcome of maintenance case of the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court concerned, if any.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T