Kunal Rawat @ Amrendra Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71272 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2024 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Kunal Rawat @ Amrendra Kumar Mandal S/O Shri Navin Rawat Resident of Village- Kendih, P.S.- Khaira, Distt.- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Patna 2.

Punam Kumari W/O Kunal Rawat, D/O Sri Ghanshyam Mandal R/O Vill.- Shivsona, P.S.- Halsi, Dist.- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, APP For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr.Amar Prakash, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 203 of 2024 for the offences under Sections 85, 90, 115, 126(2), 303(2), 109, 3(5) of B.N.S.

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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Lakhisarai /concerned Court below in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 203 of 2024, 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. 15,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant before 01.03.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every

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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) tusharika/- U T