Ajay Kumar Mehta @ Ajay Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42598 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-751 Year-2023 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Mehta @ Ajay Mehta Son of Jaso Mehta Resident of villageMushari, Parwaha, Ward No. 03, PS -Forbesganj, Dist- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Arti Devi wife of Ajay Kumar Mehta @ Ajay Mehta Resident of villageMushari, Parwaha, Ward No. 03, PS -Forbesganj, Dist- Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Ravish, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Forbesganj P.S.Case No. 751 of 2023 registered for the offence under sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The marriage was solemnized between the parties on 13.07.2022 and on account of some differences, the present FIR has been lodged. The petitioner and other accused are used to 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 has falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42598 of 2025(4) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 implicated in this case. No specific overt act has been attributed against the petitioner.

5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the bail application of the petitioner.

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 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria/ concerned court below in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No.751 of 2023, 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. 6,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42598 of 2025(4) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 within one week from the date of pronouncement of this order and thereafter, the maintenance amount shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

9. It is made clear that the order of maintenance passed by this Court shall be subject to the outcome of maintenance case of the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court concerned, if any.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) N.K/- U T