Patna High CourtCR. MISC./86256/2024bail granted

Prakash Murmu v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-09Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86256 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1456 Year-2023 Thana- KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE District- Katihar ====================================================== PRAKASH MURMU S/o Late Bandar Murmu @ Late Chandar Murmu R/o Village- Mohjan, P.S.- Falka, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Anita Kumari W/o Prakash Murmu, D/o Babu Ram Baski R/o VillageMohjan, P.S.- Falka, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Upendra Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the informant and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. CA1456 of 2023 instituted under Sections 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other tortured and assaulted the informant and Rs. 2,00,000/- was also demanded as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86256 of 2024(5) dt.09-02-2026 2/3 in the FIR and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant oppose the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submission of the parties and in view of the law 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. CA1456 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C/ Section 482 of the B.N.S.S.

8. As a condition of this order, the petitioner is directed to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 7,000/- for maintenance from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant within one week from the date of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the maintenance

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9. It is made clear that the order of maintenance passed by this Court shall be subject to the outcome of maintenance case of the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court concerned, if any.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) vashudha/- U T