Deep Ratan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60607 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10411 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== Deep Ratan Son of Sri NavRatan Prasad Sinha R/o Village - Registrar Campus, Musapur Road, Sonvarsha, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Anumeha Verma D/o Ashok Kumar Verma at present residing at 301, Ashok Vihar Apartment, Kasturva Path, North S.K. Puri, Boring Road, P.S. - S.K. Puri, Dist. - Patna.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jyoti Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 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 Complaint Case No. 10411© of 2023 registered for the offence under Sections 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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.

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5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the 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 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 SDJM, Patna/concerned Court below in connection Complaint Case No. 10411© 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. 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 within ten days of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60607 of 2025(5) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

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) Vikas/- U