IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68183 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2020 Thana- DARBHANGA COMPLAINT CASE District- Darbhanga ======================================================

Sudhir Krishna Kant Jha @ Sudhir Jha Son of Sri Krishna Kant Jha Resident of Village-Nawada P.S.-Bahera, District-Darbhanga at present residing at Room no 32 Chauhan Chowl no 4 Goandevi Road Kandivali, P.S. - Kandivali East Mumbai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar bihar

2. Bandana Sudhir Jha Daughter of Ram Pukar Mishra Village- Nawada, Ps-

Bahera, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Durga Nand Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

17 09-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the complainant and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Complaint Case bearing CR No. 119 of 2020 instituted under Sections 323, 498A, 494 and 34 of the IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per prosecution case, petitioner and other is said to have tortured the complainant for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and also thrown her out of her matrimonial home.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant oppose the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submission of the parties and in view of the law 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 regular bail is allowed. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submission of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M, Darbhanga in connection with Complaint Case bearing CR No.

119 of 2020.

8. As a condition of this order, the petitioner is directed to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 15,000/- for paid to the informant within one week from the date of pronouncement of this order and thereafter the maintenance amount shall be paid to the informant every month before the

10^th day of the month.

9. The Principal Judge, Family Court, Darbhanga is directed to decide the maintenance case no.70 of 2025 within three months of communication of this Order. Both the parties will co-operate in the disposal of the maintenance case.

10. It is made clear that the order of maintenance passed by this Court shall be subject to the outcome of maintenance case of the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court concerned, if any.

(Sandeep Kumar, J)

vashudha/-

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