Bhim Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87559 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-519 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Bhim Patel S/O Vikram Patel Resident of village- Pahadpur, P.S.- Badhariya, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Nitu Devi W/O Bhim Patel Resident of village- Gosiya, P.S.- Manjhagarh, District- Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dharmveer For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 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. 519 of 2023 filed under Sections 498(A), 323, 379, 406, 504, 120B of the IPC and Section 3⁄4 of the DP 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 petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

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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., Gopalganj/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 519 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 February 2026 to the complainant and the maintenance for the month of February 2026 shall be paid to the complainant before 15.02.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount shall be paid to the complainant every month before

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8. The maintenance fixed above shall be subject to any order of maintenance passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Gopalganj.

9. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Gopalganj through FAX for its compliance forthwith.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T