Chandra Prakash @ Chandra Prakash Ajeet @ Ajeet Kumar Mishra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41166 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-683 Year-2024 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== Chandra Prakash @ Chandra Prakash Ajeet @ Ajeet Kumar Mishra Son of Akshay Kumar Mishra Resident of Village- Harihapur, P.S.- Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar 2.

Arun Kumar Pathak S/o- Shiv Narayan Pathak R/o- Mohalla- Bishanpur, Ward No.-39, P.S.- Town Begusarai, Dist.- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Nobody appears for opposite party no.2 despite valid service of notice.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 316(2), 318(4), 109, 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, marriage of informant's daughter was settled with the petitioner and out of total dowry amount of Rs.21 lacs, informant transferred Rs. 18 lacs on different dates in the bank account of parents of the petitioner. However, because of demand of a four wheeler, marriage negotiation failed and petitioner side returned Rs.7 lacs but kept Rs.11 lacs with dishonest intention.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41166 of 2025(3) dt.02-09-2025 2/2 submits that this petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case with ulterior motive to pressurise the father of the petitioner to perform the marriage of his daughter with the petitioner. Petitioner has not received any amount by the informant. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Begusarai Town Police Station Case No. 683 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T