Patna High CourtCR. MISC./63376/2025allowed

Prabhat Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-21Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63376 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2023 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE DistrictRohtas ====================================================== Prabhat Kumar Gupta S/o Ganesh Prasad Gupta R/o Village - Badhiya, P.S - Ara, District - Bhojpur (Ara) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Seema Kumari W/o Prabhat Kumar D/o Kanhaiya Prasad Gupta R/o Village - Badhiya, P.S - Ara, District - Bhojpur At present R/o Village - Moresarai, P.S - Shiv Sagar, District - Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mohit Shriwastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey ====================================================== 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 Complaint Case No. 334 of 2023 registered for the offence under Sections 498(A) 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 view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63376 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 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, Sasaram, Rohtas/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 334 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 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