Patna High CourtCR. MISC./57570/2025dismissed

Birendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-10Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57570 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-822 Year-2022 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Birendra Singh S/O Late Chandra Deo Singh Resident of village- Baligaon, P.S.- Ayar, District- Bhojpur 2.

Rakesh Singh S/O Birendra Singh Resident of village- Baligaon, P.S.- Ayar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Patna 2.

Kameshwar Singh S/O Late Ramadhar Singh R/O Mohalla- Jagdeo Nagarr, P.S.- Ara Nawada, Dist.- Bhojpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raju Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 822 of 2022 instituted under Sections 406, 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, allegation against the petitioners is that initially petitioner no. 2 agreed for marriage and before engagement an amount of Rs. 5,00,000/- was given by the informant to the petitioners subsequently, the talks of marriage failed. The petitioners have not returned the amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57570 of 2025(4) dt.10-03-2026 2/2 taken as dowry to the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner no. 2 as well as the girl have got married to different persons and the petitioner has denied the acceptance of any dowry. From the materials collected in the investigation it appears that the petitioners have taken a dowry of Rs. 5 lakhs out of which Rs. 71,000/- was returned to the mediator, which is lying with the mediator. Petitioners have clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T