Bail granted under specified conditions pending trial, emphasizing non-adjudication of merits.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 419, 420 and 120 B of IPC and 3/ 4 of the D. P Act.

3 . As per the prosecution case , this petitioner along with other co-accused persons took Rs. 9,00,000/- from the informant as dowry, to solemnize marriage of the informant’s daughter with petitioner, but later on, petitioner refused to marry or return the money .

4. At the outset learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.

Ramakant Sharma submitted that petitioner without admitting his guilt and without prejudice to his right and contention , states that the petitioner is ready to deposit Rs. 8,50,000/- in installments within six months in the Nazarat of the concerned Civil Court.

5 . Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Darbhanga in connection with LNMU , P S Case No. 169 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under section

482 ( 2 ) of BNSS 2023 as well as on following conditions:-

(i) At the time of furnishing bail bond, Rs. 5 lacs concerned Court below .

(ii) Rest amount of Rs. 3 lacs 50 thousand shall be (iii) If the petitioner fails to comply with the aforesaid direction of this court, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

6. It is made clear that without going into the merit of the case, aforesaid order has been passed only for the purpose of grant of bail and this deposit would be subject to the final result of the criminal case .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)