Golu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63101 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-878 Year-2022 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Golu Kumar Son of Birbal Sao Resident of Village - Pankari, P.S.- Bihta, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Durga Kumari Daughter of Chhotan Saw Wife of Golu Kumar, Resident of Village - Pankari, P.S.- Bihta, District - Patna. At present resident of Village and P.O.- Amhara, P.S.- Bihta, District - Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara ====================================================== 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 Bihta P.S. Case No. 878 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 494, 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63101 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 2/3 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 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Danapur, Patna/concerned Court below in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 878 of 2022, 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. 7,000/- 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63101 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 3/3 be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U