Arun Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82146 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1184 Year-2018 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Samastipur ====================================================== Arun Kumar Sah S/o- Late Laldhari Sah Resident of Village- Pandit Tol Tabhaka PS-Bibhutinagar District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Bhagyawati Kumari W/o- Arun Kumar Sah, D/o- Late Kunkun Sah VillageRajwa Ps-Bangra Dist- Samastipur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 15-07-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State. No one appears on behalf of opposite party no.2 despite valid service of notice.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case no.1184 of 2018 registered under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case is one under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and petitioner is the husband. The allegation against him is of demand of dowry and torture.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The allegation of demand of dowry and torture is false and concocted and as a matter of fact it has been stated that after panchayati was held in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82146 of 2024(4) dt.15-07-2025 2/2 the year 2019, dissolution of marriage of the petitioner and oppoisite party no.2 was done and the opposite party no.2 has already taken away all her belongings and had also performed second marriage with someone else and due to such reason she has chosen not to appear in the case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to co-operate in the case/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint Case no.1184 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Samastipur, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T