IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50068 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1363 Year-2022 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - PATNA CITY District- Patna ======================================================

Shiv Shankar Chaudhary S/o Vishun Chaudhari R/o Village- Mohan Chak, PS- Islampur, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Juli Kumari W/o Shiv Shankar Chaudhary R/o vill - Mohan Chak, P.s. -

Islampur, Distt.- Nalanda, Presently residing at Akhilesh Nagar 2, P.S.-

Mehendiganj, Distt.- Patna ... ... Opposite Parties ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP For the Complainant : Mr. Anupam Prabhat Shrivastava, Advocate Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

5 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1363 of 2022 for the offence under section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and under section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The petitioner is the husband of the complainant. He is accused of assaulting and torturing the complainant 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 been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant have opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail.

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 A.C.J.M., Patna City / concerned Court below, in connection with complaint case No.1363 of 2022, 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.5,000/- per month to the informant before 28.02.2026 and thereafter the monthly maintenance amount shall be paid to the complainant before the

10^th 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)

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