Nitesh Satrughan Sharma @ Nitesh S. Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72836 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1137 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - PATNA CITY District- Patna ====================================================== Nitesh Satrughan Sharma @ Nitesh S. Sharma S/o Late Shatrughan Jai Kishan Sharma R/o Gitti Khadan Mor, Shila Nagar, Katol Road, Nagpur. At present resident of Sri Niwas House Building Flat No. 402, Vinay Nagar, In front of Vardhman Bhumi Kalewadi, Pimpri, Chinchwad, P.S.- Kalewadi, Pune, Maharashtra ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar 2.
Shakshi Sharma D/o Manoj Kumar Sharma, W/o Nitesh Satrughan Sharma R/o Mohalla- Kurmi Tola, Lallu Babu Ka Kucha, In front of Ram Mandir, P.O.- Begumpur, P.S.- Chowk, District- Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mohammad Sufyan For the OP No. 2 :
Mr. Vinod Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== 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. 1137(C) of 2024 dated 08.10.2024 under Sections 60, 318(4), 316(2), 303(2), 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 3⁄4 of the DP 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72836 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 2/3 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 light 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna City, Patna/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 1137(C) of 2024 subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS and with further condition that:
(I). The petitioner is directed to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 9,000/- from the month of January 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72836 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 3/3 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.
8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Patna through FAX for its compliance forthwith.
(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U