Ashish Kumar Singh @ Ashish Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89602 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2567 Year-2024 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ashish Kumar Singh @ Ashish Singh Son of Ganesh Singh Resident of Village - Prabhunath Nagar Baidyanathpuri, P.S. - Chapra Town, Distt - Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.
Shalini Kumari Wife of Ashish Kumar Singh, D/o Santosh Kumar Singh R/o Nagar Baidyanathpuri, P.S. - Chapra Town, Dist. - Saran, Present Address - Village - Chamarhara, P.S. - Mahnar, Dist. - Vaishali. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar Maharaj For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Vaishali Complaint Case No. 2567 of 2024 for the offences under Section 85, 86, 303(2) of the BNS 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89602 of 2025(5) dt.25-06-2026 2/3 been implicated in this case.
5. Learned counsel for the State 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 concerned Court below in connection with Vaishali Complaint Case No. 2567 of 2024, 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. 20,000/- from the month of June, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance for the month of June, 2026 shall be paid to the informant before 5.7.2026 and thereafter the maintenance amount from the month
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89602 of 2025(5) dt.25-06-2026 3/3 of July, 2026 shall be paid to the informant every month before the 10th day of the month.
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