Santosh Kumar Panjiyara @ Santosh Panjiyara v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72504 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Banka ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Panjiyara @ Santosh Panjiyara S/o Binod Kumar Panjiyara R/o Village- Nanaichak, P.S.- Amarpur, District- Banka (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
Beauty Kumari W/o Santosh Kumar Panjiyara @ Santoish Panjiyara, D/o Bindeshwari Mandal R/o Village- Nanaichak, P.S.- Amarpur, District- Banka (Bihar) presently residing at Village- Behra, P.S.- Banka, District- Banka (Bihar) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Akash Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey For the O.P. No. 2 :
Mr. Rajib Ranjan jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(2)(3), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition 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.72504 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 S.D.J.M, Banka/concerned Court below in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 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. 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72504 of 2025(3) dt.21-01-2026 3/3 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, Banka through FAX for its compliance forthwith.
(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T