Anil Kumar @ Anil Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84980 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2021 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - PATNA CITY District- Patna ====================================================== Anil Kumar @ Anil Chaudhary Son Of Late Sheshnath Chaudhary Resident Of Village - Sakri, Ward No.6, Post And P.S. - Kudra , District - Kaimur (BHABHUA) ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar 2.
Neelam Kumari Daughter Of Gopal Chaudhary Resident Of Po. Gulzarabgh, P.S. - Khajekalan, Patna City, Patna - 800008 ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sushil Ranjan Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anish Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. By an earlier order, the matter had been sent to the Patna High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre for resolution of disputes between the parties but the same has also failed.
4. The prosecution case is based upon a complaint filed by the opposite party no. 2 in which she has made an allegation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84980 of 2024(5) dt.11-08-2025 2/3 of demand of dowry and torture. Petitioner is the husband of opposite party no.2.
5. It has been submitted that an amount of Rs. 3000/- is being regularly paid by the petitioner which has been earlier fixed by the maintenance Court however, subsequently raised to Rs. 4500/- per month but the said order is subject matter of challenge by the petitioner.
6. In view of the fact that Rs. 3000/- is being regularly paid, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, 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 court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Complaint Case No. 145 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S., and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial.
7. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2, under instruction, submits that the opposite party no.2 undertakes to provide her bank account details to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today. If the opposite party no.2
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84980 of 2024(5) dt.11-08-2025 3/3 furnishes the bank account in which the amount can be transferred, and yet the petitioner fails to give the aforesaid amount on two consecutive dates to opposite party no.2, the opposite party no.2 would be at liberty to file cancellation of bail.
8. It is also expected that the petitioner would also clear the arrears of payment of Rs. 3000/- which was ordered in the Maintenance Case.
9. Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T