Pintu Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89183 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1143 Year-2023 Thana- KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE District- Katihar ====================================================== Pintu Kumar Yadav Son of Late Jagdish Yadav @ Late Jagdish Prasad Yadav R/O- Dhamdaha, P.S.- Dhamdaha, Distt.- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
Kalpana Kumari Wife of Pintu Kumar Yadav D/O Pramod Prasad Yadav, R/O- Dirachandpur, P.O.- Chandpur, P.S.- Falka, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP For the Opp. Party No.2 :
Mr. Satya Narayan Yadav, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 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 C.A. Case No.1143 of 2023 registered for the offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 4 of the D.P. 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 State and learned counsel for the informant has opposed the application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the nature of allegation along with 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 Court of SDJM, Katihar/concerned Court below in connection with C.A. Case No. 1143 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. 6,000/- from the month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant within ten days of pronouncement of this order and thereafter
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89183 of 2025(3) dt.26-02-2026 3/3 the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month and if the petitioner fails to pay the maintenance amount to the opposite party no.02 then his bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.
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) pawan/- U T