Prabhat Jha @ Prabhat Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75730 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2022 Thana- PALANWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== PRABHAT JHA @ PRABHAT KUMAR JHA SON OF SHIV NARAYAN JHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BHALUWAHIYA, P.S. - PALANWA, DISTRICT - EAST CHAMPARAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar BIHAR 2.

SANGEETA DEVI WIFE OF PRABHAT JHA @ PRABHAT KUMAR JHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BHALUWAHIYA, P.S. - PALANWA, DISTRICT - EAST CHAMPARAN. AT PRESENT RESIDING AT VILLAGE - SIHORAWA, P.S. - RAMGARHWA, DISTRICT - EAST CHAMPARAN ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binay Kant Mani Tripathi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ahmad Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 213 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 498(A), 307, 120(B), 316, 313 & 317/34 of IPC.

3. The petitioner is husband of the informant. The informant alleges that the petitioner and his family members tortured her for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75730 of 2023(3) dt.18-11-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. Notices were sent to O.P. No. 2 (the wife) but none appeared for her. By drawing my attention towards annexure-2, the learned counsel has submitted that she herself filed an affidavit stating therein that she and her husband had decided to solemnize their second marriages and they have no relation with each other. The affidavit, duly signed by the opposite party no. 2, is on the record.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 213 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T