IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9007 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2019 Thana- SANJHOLI District- Rohtas ======================================================

Ajay Chaudhary @ Ajay Kumar Son of Hakim Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Udaypur, P.S.- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Kusum Devi Wife of Ajay Chaudhary @ Ajay Kumar, D/o Bangali Chaudhary Resident of Village- Udaypur, P.S.- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtas at present Resident of Village and Post and P.S.- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtas ... ... Opposite Parties ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sanjhauli P.S. Case No. 89 of 2019 dated 24.06.2019, registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is married with informant, Kusum Devi, and the allegation against the petitioner is of demanding dowry and torturing the informant on non-fulfillment of this demand.

petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Earlier, petitioner was granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 03.03.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8075 of 2020. The petitioner took the informant to his house, but the informant started putting pressure on the petitioner for selling of his share and settle in her parental home. On refusal, the informant left the house of the petitioner and filed an application for cancellation fo the bail of petitioner before the learned trial Court, which cancelled the bail of the petitioner. He further submits that chargesheet has been submitted on 31.03.2020. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner and the allegations are general and omnibus. Learned counsel next submits that petitioner is having clean antecedent. Learned counsel lastly submits that petitioner is in custody since

12.12.2025.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and clean antecedent of the petitioner, submission of chargesheet and his period of custody in the background of allegation, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, Rohtas / concerned Court, in connection with Sanjhauli P.S. Case No. 89 of 2019, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial Court.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J)

Shahnawaz/-

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