IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57313 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-405 Year-2024 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Jamui ======================================================

Md. Sanaur @ Md. Sanauwar Son of Late Saud Rizwan @ Late Sahud Rizwan Resident of Village- Tetarhat, P.S.- Tetarhat, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar bihar

2. Afreen Perveen Wife of Md. Sanaur Resident of Village- Tetarhat, P.S.-

Tetarhat, District- Lakhisarai village- Neemrang, Ward no. 27 ps- Jamui, Dist- Jamui ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md Irshad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

5 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.405-C/2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The petitioner, who is the husband of the informant/complainant, is alleged to have ousted her from the matrimonial home in association with his family members on account of dowry demands.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor driven the informant out of her matrimonial home, nor has he subjected her to any harassment on account of dowry. It is further submitted that the petitioner is still ready and willing to keep her with full honour and dignity and undertakes that he will not commit any physical harassment upon O.P. No. 2. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Learned counsel for the complainant/O.P. No. 2 submits that the petitioner has deliberately not entered his appearance in the maintenance case, in which a distress warrant was ultimately issued, yet his appearance has still not been secured.

7. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by the directions issued by the Maintenance Court and, to demonstrate his bona fides, is willing to pay a sum of Rs. 50,000/- to O.P. No. 2 prior to furnishing the bail bonds. He further undertakes to appear in the execution case and to comply with the terms that may be imposed by the executing court for compliance with the directions issued in Maintenance Case No. 69M/2024.

8. Considering that the parties are willing to arrive at an amicable resolution of the dispute, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-II,/Successor Court in connection with Complaint Case No.405C of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions:

(i) The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned court below only upon production of the receipt showing deposit of Rs. 50,000/- in favour of O.P. No. 2;

(ii) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;

(iii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iv) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty