Binkatesh Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87634 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1200 Year-2023 Thana- BHOJPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Binkatesh Kumar Rai S/o Chanar Rai R/o Village - Bartiyar, P.S. - Sandesh, Distt.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Radha Kumari @ Puja Kumari W/o Binkatesh Kumar Rai, D/o Anil Rai R/o vill - Bachari, P.S.- Piro, Distt.- Bhojpur, at present D/o Anil Rai, R/o vill - Piro Birahimpur More, ward no. 26, P.s. - Piro, Distt.- Bhojpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Navin Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1200© of 2023 for the offences under Sections 323, 324, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition 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 complainant has opposed the application of the petitioner.
6 . Considering 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 SDJM, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 1200 of 2023, 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. 10,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant before 15.02.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every
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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