Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80465 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1402 Year-2022 Thana- SAHARSA COMPLAINT CASE District- Saharsa ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Son of Umesh Singh Resident of village Telihar Ward No.- 7, P.S.- Beldaur, District - Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Madhulata Kumari Wife of Ranjit Kumar D/o Lakshman Mahto, Resident at Kothiya Ward No.- 8, P.S.- Mahishi, District - Saharsa ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bindeshwar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-03-2026 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. 1403 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 323, 504, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.
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 and learned counsel for the informant has opposed the application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts along with 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 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Saharsa/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No.1402c of 2022, 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. 7,000/- from the month of March, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of March, 2026 shall be paid to the informant within ten days of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80465 of 2025(4) dt.10-03-2026 3/3 maintenance amount from the month of April, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month and if the petitioner fails to pay the maintenance amount to the opposite party no. 02 then his bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.
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) Vikas/- U