CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 28-01-2026 Heard Mr. Anil Kumar along with Mr. Shamir Mehra, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwary, learned counsel for OP No.2 and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Complaint Case No.504 of 2024, registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 85 of BNS ( Section 498A of IPC).

3. As per the allegation made in the complaint petition, the marriage of the complainant was solemnized with the petitioner on 02.05.2023 in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals. She further alleged that after some time, the co-accused persons including the petitioner started demanding Rs.2 lac as dowry for business and due to non-fulfilment of the same, they started torturing her and in the month of December, 2023, they assaulted and ousted her from the house. She further alleged that the petitioner has performed second marriage with another woman.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petition