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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./32231/2025bail granted

Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharmendra Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-09Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32231 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2025 Thana- ARIYARI District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharmendra Chauhan son of Late Sohayat Chauhan @ sohait Chauhan village- Tadapar/Tarapar, Ward no. 6, Ps- Ariyari, DistSheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Thakur Ms.Vaishnavi Singh Mr.Ritwik Thakur Mr.Pravin Kumar For the State :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Ariyari P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 64 and 89 of BNS, 2023.

3. As per the allegations, the petitioner established sexual relations with the informant for several times by threatening to make her video viral. It is further alleged that he caused the miscarriage of her child without her consent.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32231 of 2025(7) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 The husband of the informant admittedly was residing in Delhi. According to the allegation, the petitioner had sexual relations with the informant for several times on the threat of making the video viral but no FIR was lodged until the husband comes from Delhi and saw his wife in compromising state with the petitioner, according to his statement in paragraph no. 9 of the case diary. He has submitted further that the medical report does not corroborate the allegation.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, 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. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st Sheikhpura in connection with Ariyari P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

7. After accepting the bail bonds, the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in any other

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32231 of 2025(7) dt.09-10-2025 3/3 cases except the present case, his bail bond shall be cancelled.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T