Naval Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36658 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1086 Year-2021 Thana- MUNGER COMPLAINT CASE District- Munger ====================================================== Naval Kumar S/o- Ramvilash Bind @ Ramvilash Mandal VillageShobhandih Ps- Haveli Kharagpur Dist- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Kanchan Kumari W/o- Naval Kumar, D/o- Mahendra Mandal VillageTilkari Ps- Sangrampur OP Tetia Bumber Dist- Munger 3.
Ravindra Kumar S/o- Ramvilash Bind @ Ganesh Mandal VillageKathautiya Ps- Haveli Kharagpur Dist- Munger ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mohammed Arif, A.P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Shashank Chouhan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per F.I.R., marriage of opposite party no. 2 was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2021 and thereafter, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner tortured and harassed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, while denying the allegations, submits that the petitioner is innocent
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36658 of 2025(4) dt.08-01-2026 2/3 and has falsely been implicated in this case because he happens to be husband of opposite party no.2. Petitioner is ready to keep her with honour and safety. Besides this, petitioner is ready to give Rs. 3000/- per month to opposite party no. 2 by way of temporary relief/solace, starting from this month, subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings.
5. In view of the undertaking of learned counsel for the petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Complaint Case No. 1086C of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as on the following conditions:- '(1) Opposite party No. 2 would file an affidavit before the court below and bring on record her savings bank account number for its communication to the petitioner.
(2) Petitioner would deposit the aforesaid maintenance amount per month in the savings bank account of the opposite party No. 2.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36658 of 2025(4) dt.08-01-2026 3/3
(3) In case, the petitioner fails to deposit the maintenance amount for two consecutive months, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond.
(4) The aforementioned payment will be subject to any order passed in matrimonial, maintenance or connected proceedings. The present order, in no way, will preclude the parties to resolve the issue otherwise.'
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T