Dheeraj Kumar @ Dhiraj Yadav @ Dheeraj Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42990 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-941 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Dheeraj Kumar @ Dhiraj Yadav @ Dheeraj Yadav S/O Jairam Yadav R/O Village- Amlori Tola Bharauli, P.S- Muffasil, Dist.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kiran Devi D/O Nand Jee Yadav, W/O Dhiraj Yadav R/O Village- Amlori Tola Bharauli, P.S- Muffasil, Distt.- Siwan, At present Address VillageBhusaw Tola Hardiya, P.S- Thawe, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 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 Gopalganj Complaint Case No. 941 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 498(A) r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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.

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

6 . Considering the submission of the parties and in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42990 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 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 ACJM, Gopalganj, Successor Court, Gopalganj/concerned Court below in connection with Gopalganj Complaint Case No. 941 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 January, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of January, 2026 shall be paid to the informant before 31.01.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U