Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36491/2025bail granted

Amardip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36491 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Araria ====================================================== Amardip Kumar S/o Revati Bishwas Vill.- Bara Wajidpur, Ward No. 13, P.S.- Mahalgaon, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Nisha Kumari W/o Amardip Kumar, D/o Udhanand Bishwas Vill.- Bara Wajidpur, Ward No. 13, P.S.- Mahalgaon, Distt.- Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 241 of 2024 for the offences under Sections 498(A), 323 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is 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.

5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the

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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 six 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 court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Araria/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 241 of 2024, 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. 10,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant before 28.02.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

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9. It is made clear that the aforesaid maintenance order will be subject to the outcome of any order of concerned Court below passed in maintenance proceedings, if any. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T