Vakil Yadav @ Vakil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76079 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2022 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Vakil Yadav @ Vakil Kumar Son of Late Ramdev Yadav Resident of Village - Sonekhap, P.S. - Sherghati, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Anita Devi @ Samful Devi Daughter of Ubar Yadav Resident of Village - Jolhabigha, P.S. - Dobhi, District - Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sameer Darshan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 09-06-2025 Nobody appeared on behalf of O.P. No. 2 despite valid service of notice.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

3. The application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Sherghati P.S. Case No. 12 of 2022 registered under Sections 498(a) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Act.

4. As per the allegation made in the complaint that her marriage was solemnized with the petitioner in the year 2003 in which cash, ornaments as gift were given to the petitioner and it has further been alleged that sometime after marriage the accused persons started demanding Rs. 5,00,000/- to purchase a car and due to non-fulfillment of demand the husband of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76079 of 2024(4) dt.09-06-2025 2/3 informant torture physically and mentally. Lastly she was ousted from her matrimonial home on 05.12.2024.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of false and concocted story. The allegation of demand of dowry about 20 years after the marriage is highly improbable. He further submits that the allegation of the informant that the petitioner has performed second marriage is false. There is incompatibility between husband and wife has left the company and he is residing elsewhere.

6. Despite service of notice, nobody appears for the O.P. No. 2.

7. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and the State and taking into consideration the nature of allegation and the fact that marriage was solemnized about 20 years back. I am inclined to grant the petitioner to privilege of anticipatory bail.

8. This application is accordingly, allowed.

9. Let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76079 of 2024(4) dt.09-06-2025 3/3 Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 12 of 2022, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T