Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89987/2025bail granted

Anjan Bharti v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-04Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89987 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2025 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== Anjan Bharti S/o Nagendra Singh Resident of - 5B, Ward No. 30, Jeewan Memorial Hospital, New Shanti Nagar, P.S - Shankar Nagar, District - Raipur (Chhatishgarh), Presently R/o Village - Sikhar, P.S - Muffasil (Manpur), District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

Joytika Kumari W/o Anjan Bharti D/o Dadan Rai, R/o Village - Sikhar, P.S - Muffasil (Manpur), District - Gaya, Presently R/o Village, Post and P.S - Bikramganj, District - Rohtas ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== 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. 45(C) of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 74, 85, 352 and 355 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89987 of 2025(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3 the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the informant 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 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 A.C.J.M.-I, Bikramganj, District-Rohtas/concerned Court below in connection with Complaint Case No. 45(C) of 2025, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89987 of 2025(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3 within one week from the date of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the maintenance amount shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.

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) P. Kumar U T