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The petitioner, Ziyarul Haque, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the FIR was based on a matrimonial dispute involving alleged dowry harassment. The petitioner’s counsel argued that he was innocent, …
The petitioner, Ram Sagar Yadav, a brother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought protection from arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Cr. Misc. No. 5515 of 2026) alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The complainant’s husband had already …
Premchandra Giri and Hemanti Devi, the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the deceased Priya Kumari, were charged under Sections 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in connection with her death. The prosecution alleged that Priya Kumari was subjected to dowry‑related cruelty, …
The petitioners, comprising the husband, his wife, and two daughters, filed an application to quash the order dated 14 September 2020 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, which had taken cognizance against them under IPC sections 504, 506, 498A/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. They …
The petitioners—Gauri Kant Yadav, his wife Jalo Devi, and their daughter Pooja Kumari—applied for anticipatory bail after the police registered a case alleging dowry harassment and related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the …
The petitioners filed an application to quash the order of cognizance dated 06.01.2021, which had taken cognizance of offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act against them. They contended that there were no specific allegations against petitioners 1‑3 and that the dowry …
Surendra Mahto petitioned for anticipatory bail after a complaint was lodged against him under IPC sections 494, 498A and 34, and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging dowry harassment, cruelty and eviction of his wife, Sangeeta Devi. The petitioner had previously been ordered by the …
The petitioners, Sunil Singh and Mala Devi, sought anticipatory bail after being named in an FIR alleging dowry harassment and the murder of the informant’s daughter. The FIR alleged that the deceased was married on 20‑04‑2024, faced cruelty for dowry, and was strangled to death on 27‑06‑2024. The …
Petitioners Dilip Kumar Sanjit and Radhika Devi filed petitions under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 09‑08‑2017 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 379, 406, 120B of the Indian …
Petitioners Dilip Kumar Sanjit and Radhika Devi filed petitions under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 09‑08‑2017 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 498(A), 323, 379, 406, 120B of the Indian …
The petitioners, members of the Mishra family, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of FIR No. 173 of 2019 registered at Bhairav Asthan PS, which alleged offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petition argued that the investigation was pending …
The petitioners—Sanju Devi, Rakhi Devi and Jhalendra Prasad—were named in an FIR for alleged assault, mental and physical cruelty, and dowry harassment under IPC sections 498‑A and 365 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR also alleged that the informant’s daughter went missing after the alleged …
The petitioner, Saroj Kumar Roy, was named in a complaint alleging mental and physical cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly demanding Rs. 2 lakh as dowry. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, arguing that the complaint was vague, omnibus, …
The petitioner, Ashique Alam, was named in a 2019 complaint alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 307, 379, 498A and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, including mental and physical cruelty and a threat of a second marriage over dowry. He applied for anticipatory bail, arguing that the …
The petitioner, Santosh Kumar Sharma, applied for anticipatory bail in connection with Complaint No. 829 of 2019 alleging offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on accusations of mental and physical cruelty for a dowry demand of Rs. 2.5 lakh. The petitioner …
Rabindra Yadav was named in an FIR for alleged physical and mental cruelty under Sections 498-A, 341, 504, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from a demand for Rs.2 lakh and a Bolero vehicle. The petitioner argued that the cruelty allegations were vague, …
The petitioner, Nitesh Kumar, husband of Sandhya Kumari, faced arrest in a criminal complaint (Case No. 2726 of 2024) alleging offences under several sections of the B.N.S., 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had earlier resolved their dispute through mediation at the Patna High Court …
The petitioner, Pramod Mahto, was charged under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged mental and physical cruelty and dowry demands. The complaint was filed after eleven years of marriage and was not supported by an affidavit, which the petitioner’s counsel …
The petitioner, Aditya Kishore, was arrested in Mahila Police Station Case No.19 of 2023 on charges of mental and physical cruelty and dowry harassment under various IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act sections. He filed a bail petition, contending that the allegations were vague and that he and the …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought quashing of criminal proceedings instituted under IPC Sections 323 and 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged dowry demand and torture, but during anticipatory bail …
The petitioner, Raees, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act relating to alleged rape, dowry demands, and assault. The FIR alleged that the petitioner married the informant, demanded dowry in the form of …
The petitioners, a group of relatives from Bastar, Chhattisgarh, filed a criminal miscellaneous application before the Patna High Court seeking to quash the order dated 7 March 2019 passed by the 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Samastipur, in a case registered under Sections 498(A), 307, 120B of the …
The petitioners, who are in‑laws of the complainant, sought to quash an order dated 11‑07‑2016 that had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against them. They argued that the complainant’s statement did not allege any specific role …
The petitioners, three brothers, filed a petition under Section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to dispense with their personal appearance in a criminal trial concerning offences under Sections 341, 323, 307, 406, 498A and 120B of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioner, Shakil Khan, was named in an FIR for offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have subjected the complainant to mental and physical cruelty for not meeting a dowry demand of a motorcycle. The petitioner’s counsel argued that both …
Dadan Singh, the petitioner, was named in a 2020 complaint (No. 2268(C)) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 341, 506 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, primarily for alleged mental and physical cruelty linked to a cash demand for land purchase. The petitioner had previously …
Chandan Kumar was named in an FIR for offences under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 506, 34 of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have subjected his wife to mental and physical cruelty for not paying a dowry demand of Rs. 20 lakh. The petitioner argued that the allegations were vague, that …
The petitioner, Gyanendra Kumar Singh, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the order of cognizance dated 22‑08‑2016 taken by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate against him for offences under IPC Sections 323, 498A read with 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act Sections 3 and …
The petitioner, Ashish Kumar Mohli, was arrested in connection with a dowry harassment case where the victim alleged that after their marriage in 2020, the petitioner and his in‑laws demanded Rs 5 lakhs as dowry, subjected her to mental and physical torture, and later burned her private parts. The …
The petitioners, Hajara Khatoon and Kyamuddin Ansari, sought anticipatory bail after being named in a dowry death case involving the murder of the informant's daughter. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, as mother‑in‑law and father‑in‑law, participated in torturing the victim for dowry, …
The petitioners, who are relatives of the informant, sought anticipatory bail after learning that a case had been registered against them under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging torture and cruelty for dowry. They …
The petitioners, Rajeev Kumar Tamboli, Shyam Prasad Tamboli and Bachchi Devi, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the order dated 26 June 2018 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in complaint case No. 2754 of 2017. The order had taken cognizance of …
The petitioners – the mother‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law of the complainant – filed an application to quash the order dated 10‑Oct‑2022 that took cognizance against them under Sections 341, 323, 354, 427, 498A, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
Sangita Devi, the mother‑in‑law of the deceased Soni Kumari, was charged under sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly assaulting the deceased, leading to her death. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and her …
Kaushal Kumar Singh was charged under Sections 302, 304(B), 120(B) of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for the alleged torture and killing of his wife. He had been in custody since August 2024 and was granted regular bail on 4 September 2025 subject to the condition that the …
Deepak Mishra was arrested on 18‑12‑2024 in connection with a dowry‑death case (IPC 304B, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act 3,4) alleging his involvement in the killing of the informant's daughter. The petitioner claimed he had a clean antecedent, that the allegations were fabricated, and that the …
The petitioner, Akhilesh Singh, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash an order dated 05‑07‑2017 passed by the learned CJM, Begusarai, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 494 and 498A of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The underlying criminal case …
The petitioner Kailash Agrawal filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the order dated 04‑06‑2015 of the Sub‑divisional Judicial Magistrate (East), Muzaffarpur, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He …
The petitioner, Mohit Kumar, was arrested in connection with the alleged dowry death of his wife, Muskan Kumari, under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 (corresponding to IPC Sections 304B and 34) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was …
The petitioner, Ram Nandan Mahto, sought regular bail in a criminal case registered under sections 85 and 80(2) of the B.N.S. Act and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, relating to the dowry‑related death of his daughter‑in‑law, Neha Kumari. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was …
The petitioner Sanjay Kumar was charged under Section 498A IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Rampur P.S. Case No. 243 of 2016. He was granted provisional bail by the High Court on 15‑05‑2017, but the lower court cancelled his bail bonds on 24‑01‑2018 after an informant alleged …
The petitioner, Santosh Kumar Raj, was named in an FIR for offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 323 and 506/34 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging mental and physical cruelty for demanding Rs 20 lakh as a loan to start a business. The petitioner sought bail, contending that the demand …
The petitioner, Nagendra Kumar Singh, was named in an FIR for alleged mental and physical cruelty and dowry harassment under Sections 498-A, 379, 323, 341, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, with a demand of Rs.10 lakh. The petitioner argued that the allegations …
The petitioner Sanjay Kumar was charged under Section 498A IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Rampur P.S. Case No. 243 of 2016. He was granted provisional bail by the High Court on 15‑05‑2017, but the lower court cancelled his bail bonds on 24‑01‑2018 after an informant alleged …
The appellant, Chunni Lal Sah, was charged under Sections 498A, 323 and 504 of the IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by the Additional Sessions Judge, …
The petitioner, Laxman Sharma, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 80 and 86 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged that Sharma married the deceased and subsequently tormented her for dowry, leading to her …
The petitioner, Jitan Bind, was charged with murder under IPC sections 304B and 34 and with offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have arisen from a dowry demand for a motorcycle. The father of the deceased initially reported that the petitioner and his family were …
The petitioners, Rani Devi and Hemant Yadav, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking to quash an order dated 30‑04‑2019 in which the SDJM, Madhepura had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 498A and 312 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act …
The petitioner, Samtola Devi, mother‑in‑law of the informant, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (PS Case No. 433 of 2025) involving alleged torture and assault for non‑payment of dowry. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with other accused, …
Manju Devi and Bijli Devi applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related murder case (PS case No. 187/2025) where they were alleged to have conspired with Arjun Sah to kill the informant’s daughter. The prosecution alleged offences under Sections 80(2), 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S. and …
The petitioners, Abhinav Shourya and Sunita Devi, filed criminal miscellaneous applications seeking bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 1101(C) of 2023, which alleged multiple offences including dowry harassment and cruelty under various IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioners, Abhinav Shourya and Sunita Devi, sought bail in two criminal miscellaneous proceedings arising from a complaint (Case No. 1101(C) of 2023) alleging multiple offences including dowry harassment, cruelty, and other IPC offences. The complainant alleged that Abhinav subjected her to …
The petitioners filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 19 June 2018, wherein the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate had taken cognizance against them under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The …
The petitioner, Md. Mumtaz Alam, was named in an FIR for offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 504, 498A and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging mental and physical cruelty for non‑payment of a Rs.2 lakh dowry demand. He applied for anticipatory bail, contending that the informant had …
The appellants Ramesh Prasad Sinha, Punam Devi and Atul Kumar Sinha appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant, Jyoti Kumari, alleged caste‑based abuse, …
Styprkash Malli applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case arising from a matrimonial dispute where he was accused under several sections of the BNS and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged that after marriage he and his family demanded money and a motorcycle from the informant’s father, and upon …
The petitioner, Irfan Alam, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related assault case (Mahila P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025) filed under Section 85 of the BNS and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he, along with others, assaulted the victim to demand dowry. The …
The petitioners, six residents of Shyampur, sought pre‑arrest bail in a dowry‑death case (PS Case No.275 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 80, 61(2), 85 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic and Substance (BNS) Act, 2023 and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR states …
The petitioners sought bail in a dowry‑death case (Guthani P.S. Case No.250 of 2025) involving alleged offences under Section 80, 3(5) of the BNS and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Petitioners 1 and 2 withdrew their bail application and were directed to surrender within four weeks and apply …
The petitioner, Ravi Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a complaint (No. 54(C) of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 323, 498A, 506, 354, 376, 511, 120B/34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others …
Malo Devi, the mother‑in‑law of a deceased individual, was implicated in a dowry‑related homicide under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in connection with PS Hilsa Case …
Brajesh Kumar petitioned the Patna High Court for anticipatory bail after learning that he might be arrested in connection with a criminal case (Civil Lines P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025) alleging offences under sections 351(2), 351(3), 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry …
The petitioner, Sourav Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 354, 504, 506 and 498A/34, and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with a dowry‑related dispute. He applied for bail, asserting his innocence, lack of prior criminal record, cooperation with the investigation and …
Pawan Kumar petitioned for bail in a case registered under Sections 126(2), 115, 85 and 352 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the complaint by his wife was false and motivated by a dowry dispute. The petitioner claimed he was a student, unemployed, and …
Lalpari Devi, mother‑in‑law of a deceased woman, was arrested in connection with a dowry‑related murder case (PS Case No. 175 of 2025) and charged under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. She applied for bail, contending that she has a clean …
Petitioner Birbal Sharma sought bail after being implicated in a dowry harassment case (PS Case No. 158 of 2021) alleging mental and physical cruelty under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A/34 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petition contended that the dowry demand was vague, arose from a …
The petitioner, Md. Moinuddin Azad, sought anticipatory bail after being named in an FIR under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 506 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged mental and physical cruelty linked to a dowry demand of Rs.1 lakh. He contended that the marriage to the …
The petitioner, Md. Hisabuddin, was implicated in a case alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323 and 498A, and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, stemming from a family dispute after his marriage to the informant, Rojeena Khatoon. He contended that he had not demanded dowry, nor inflicted …
The petitioner, Md. Saheb, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a complaint under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging dowry harassment and torture of his wife. He contended that the allegations were general, omnibus, and stemmed from a …
Santosh Singh was named in an FIR for alleged mental and physical cruelty, dowry demand of Rs.5 lakh, and a second marriage, invoking IPC sections 498A, 504, 34 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought bail, arguing that the cruelty allegations were vague and that the second …
The petitioner, Anand Tiwari, was named in a 2010 complaint alleging mental and physical cruelty under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for demanding dowry after a divorce. He sought anticipatory bail, arguing that the complaint was a private dispute filed after the …
The petitioner, Ranjeet Kumar Verma, was named in a criminal complaint (No. 752 of 2019) alleging mental and physical cruelty and dowry demand under IPC Sections 406 and 498A and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner sought bail, arguing that the allegations were vague, omnibus, and …
The petitioners, Amit Kumar and co‑accused, applied for bail in a criminal miscellaneous case registered under Sections 304(B), 498A, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased woman, who allegedly …
Pinki Kumari, wife of Ankush Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 189(2), 126(2), 115, 352, 109 and 85 of the Bihar Penal Code (BNS) and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the informant’s husband, Arun Kumar, failed to meet a …
The petitioner, Alpana Kumari, filed an application seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to her father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law in a criminal case under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The bail had been ordered on 19‑09‑2023 by the …
Sandeep Kumar Yadav filed an application to quash the cognizance order dated 14‑11‑2024 for offences under IPC sections 376, 420, 313, 379, 323 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the matter arose from a broken love relationship and that both parties have now settled their dispute through a …
The appellant Pramod Sao appealed against his conviction under Section 498‑A of the IPC for alleged dowry‑related cruelty. The trial court had relied on the complainant’s testimony that the appellant demanded Rs.2,00,000 and a refrigerator and subjected her to assault and confinement. On appeal, the …
The petitioner, Vivek Kumar, was named in an FIR for offences under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 498A, 34 of the IPC and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising from a case registered as PS‑Navi Nagar Case No. 132 of 2024. Both parties claimed that the dispute had been amicably settled and …
The petitioner, Md Sonu, husband of the informant, sought bail apprehending arrest in Mojahidpur (Babarganj) P.S. Case No. 322 of 2023 registered under Sections 341, 323, 308, 504, 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged that the petitioner and other family …
The petitioner, Sonu Jha, was arrested in connection with a case alleging cruelty and dowry demand under several provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the alleged demand of Rs. 1 lakh was for a business venture, not dowry, and that the …
The petitioner, Milind Sinha, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking the arrest of his father and step‑mother, alleging they murdered his mother in 1989 over dowry demands. The FIR was lodged in Shillong in 2021, leading to a criminal case (Case No. 1117 of 2021) under Sections 341, …
The petitioner, Prakash Das, sought bail after being implicated in a case registered under Sections 498-A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging matrimonial cruelty and dowry demand. He contended that the allegations were false and that he had not …
The petitioner, Sumit Kumar Pandey, was arrested in connection with a murder case (IPC sections 304B, 201, 34) and dowry offences (Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4) alleged to have resulted from a dowry demand. He contended that the FIR was fabricated, he had no prior criminal record, and the …
The petitioner, Sohel Kumar Soni, filed an application seeking to quash the cognizance order dated 29‑01‑2019 in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 305 of 2018) that alleged he tortured his wife for dowry, invoking IPC sections 498A and 494 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Pravin Kumar, was accused of making telephonic demands for Rs. 2 lakh and a bullet bike from the deceased Naina Kumari, allegedly constituting dowry harassment under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The brother of the deceased testified that the calls prompted Naina …
The petitioner, Praphul Kumar Jha, was charged under IPC sections 419, 420 and 120B and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for allegedly taking Rs.9 lakh as dowry and then refusing to marry or return the money. He sought bail, asserting he would deposit Rs.8.5 lakh in installments within …
Petitioner Rajeev Kumar sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment complaint (Sections 498A IPC and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act). The prosecution alleged that he and co‑accused tortured the informant for dowry. The petitioner claimed innocence, no prior criminal record, and that the …
The petitioner, Akash Kumar, was charged in a complaint case for cruelty, dowry demand of Rs.2 lakh, and physical assault under IPC sections 498A and 313, and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The petitioner contended that no marriage had been solemnised with the complainant, challenging the …
The petitioner, Ashik Kumar, was arrested in connection with a 2019 complaint alleging cruelty under IPC sections 498A, 379, 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act for demanding Rs.1 lakh and a motorcycle. Counsel for the petitioner argued that the dowry demand and cruelty allegations were vague, general …
Anil Kumar was named in a complaint alleging offences under Sections 498-A, 354B, 341, 323, 406, 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging mental and physical cruelty for non‑payment of a dowry demand of Rs. 4 lakh and a four‑wheeler. The alleged incident occurred in 2020, …
Ashwani Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry‑related cruelty case under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Sec. 85 read with 3(5)) and the Dowry Prohibition Act (Secs. 3 and 4). The FIR alleged that he demanded Rs.1 lakh and a motorcycle, and that the complainant was ousted from the …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail in a case (PS Case No. 98 of 2024) alleging offences under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 506, 379 r/w 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, where he is accused of assaulting a victim to demand dowry. The petitioner …
Santosh Kumar sought anticipatory bail after the police registered a complaint (Case No. 119C of 2023) alleging his involvement in assault, torture, and dowry harassment under IPC sections 323, 341, 504, 498A and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed innocence and feared …
The petitioner, Om Prakash Ram, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case (Complaint No. 1030 of 2015) alleging offences under IPC Section 498A and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others assaulted the victim to demand dowry. The …
Krishnandan Chaudhary applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Sikandara P.S. Case No. 25 of 2023) that alleged offences under IPC sections 498(a), 323, 307, 504, 379 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others assaulted and …
The petitioner, Amish Kumar, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related assault case (PS Case No. 183 of 2024) involving multiple offences under the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act (BNS) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner and others …
The petitioner, Md Babu Ali, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 246 of 2024) where he was alleged to have assaulted and tortured a victim for dowry. The prosecution charged him under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 …
Subhash Kumar, husband of Ganga Kumari, was arrested in connection with a FIR under several sections of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier filed a restitution of conjugal rights suit under the Hindu Marriage Act and was paying interim maintenance of …
Manoj Kumar (Manoj Prasad) was arrested in connection with a complaint alleging multiple offences under the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, including dowry harassment and criminal intimidation. His wife, Samjeera Devi, claimed she was thrown out of the house, faced dowry demands, and that the …
The petitioners, Akhilesh Singh and others, were named accused in a dowry death case (IPC Sections 304B, 201/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act Section 3) arising from the murder of the informant's daughter in 2018. They applied for anticipatory bail, claiming they were in Varanasi at the time of the …
Petitioner Dhanji Paswan sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with Bhabua (Sonhan) P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025, which alleged offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with others, assaulted the informant and …
Golu Kumar applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case (Bihta P.S. Case No. 878 of 2022) involving alleged assault, torture and dowry demands under IPC sections 341, 323, 494, 498A read with section 34 and under the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed innocence and …
Dharmveer Paswan applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry harassment case (Jamui Mahila PS Case No. 37 of 2020) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 313 with 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He claimed innocence, asserted he has no criminal antecedent, and that the …
Umesh Saw petitioned for anticipatory bail in a dowry harassment case (IPC 498A, 406; Dowry Prohibition Act 3,4) after a proclamation under Sections 82 and 83 of the CrPC had been issued against him for alleged abscondence. The State opposed the bail, arguing that the proclamation barred relief …
Udgar Yadav sought relief from arrest in a case filed under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the charges of dowry‑related torture were false and stemmed from a love marriage. He contended that he was willing to provide a monthly allowance of Rs.6,500 to …
The petitioner, Md. Afroj, was implicated in a dowry harassment complaint (Case No. 49 of 2024) alleging offences under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, claiming innocence and false implication. The State opposed the …
Visheshwar Sahni applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑death case (Shahpur Patori PS Case No. 581 of 2022) involving offences under Sections 341, 323, 304(B), 201, 504, 506, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that he …
The petitioner, Nivash Kumar, was charged under Sections 85 and 80(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for the alleged dowry‑related death of his wife, Sonam Kumari. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, lack of specific overt acts against …
Petitioner Nitesh S. Sharma applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related assault case (Complaint No. 1137(C) of 2024). The prosecution alleged that he and others assaulted the victim to demand dowry, invoking sections 60, 318(4), 316(2), 303(2), 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, …
The petitioner, Basudeo Kumar, feared arrest in connection with a criminal complaint (Case No. 1557(C) of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 498(A), 323, 324, 504, 34 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He expressed willingness to keep the second opposite party, Nipu Kumari, with …
The petitioner, Md. Mustak, was implicated in a complaint (No. 652C of 2024) alleging assault and dowry harassment under IPC sections 323 and 498A and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Fearing arrest, he applied for anticipatory bail. The State and the informant opposed the application. …
Santosh Kumar Panjiyara applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in Mahila Police Station case No.18 of 2025, which alleged his involvement in assault and torture of a woman for dowry under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner …
Krishna Kumar, the petitioner, is in custody for alleged assault on the informant's sister, charged under multiple sections of the BNS and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he was falsely implicated, the FIR was filed after an unexplained delay, and pointed to the grant of bail to a …
Petitioners Poornima Devi and Bachhu Mukhiya, in‑laws of the complainant, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a dowry‑related complaint (Case No. 23/2023) under IPC sections 498A, 341, 323, 379 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The State opposed, contending that a …
Shailesh Kumar applied for bail after being implicated in a FIR alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 498-A, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, stemming from a matrimonial dispute. The petitioner denied the allegations, claiming he was falsely implicated and that the case was …
The petitioner, Ajit Tiwari, was accused of brutally assaulting and setting fire to his wife, leading to her death, under Sections 304B, 226, 34 of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, claiming innocence, a clean antecedent, and denial of any dowry demand. The …
The State appealed the acquittal of Yusufbhai Hasanbhai Qureshi and others by the Sessions Judge, who had found insufficient evidence to prove charges of murder, dowry death, and cruelty. The deceased, Nurjaha, and her infant daughter died from burns allegedly caused by kerosene, with the …
The petitioner, Ganesh Kumar, was named in an FIR (PS Dumariya Ghat Case No. 122 of 2024) for alleged offences including assault, dowry demand and attempted murder under Sections 341, 323, 342, 307, 498A, 504, 34, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for bail, …
The petitioner, Md. Shamsher Alam, sought to quash an order that had rejected his Section 239 Cr.P.C. petition for discharge in a dowry‑related case filed by his wife, Kahkashah Parveen. He alleged that the marriage was illegal because the wife was already lawfully married to Jabir Hussain and had …
The appellant, Ravindra Kumar, was convicted under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for a dowry‑related offence, receiving a ten‑year rigorous imprisonment term, a fine of Rs.10,000, and an additional six‑month simple imprisonment with a fine of …
Petitioner Ajay Das was named in a complaint (Case No. 1265C of 2022) alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 494, 307 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, including cruelty and physical assault for allegedly demanding Rs 8 lakh and a vehicle as dowry. The petitioner applied for …
The petitioner, Ravi Shankar Kumar, was charged under Sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged cruelty and dowry demand of Rs. 3 lakh. He contended that the demand was for starting a business, not dowry, and that he has no income, rendering …
Md. Sarfaraz Alam was arrested in connection with a criminal trial for alleged cruelty, dowry demand, and multiple offences under the IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that he demanded a golden chain and a motorcycle as dowry, leading to physical assault, but the complaint was …
The petitioner, Ratnesh Yadav, filed an application before the Patna High Court seeking to quash the order dated 19‑02‑2018 of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, which had issued summons against him and others under Sections 498A, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of …
The appellant, Devendra Sah, appealed a conviction under IPC section 304B and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, for which he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and a fine. He filed an interlocutory application seeking suspension of the sentence and release on bail pending the appeal. The …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law of the complainant and an unrelated woman, filed a petition to quash a summons issued under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that the husband’s family demanded …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law, sister‑in‑law of the complainant and an unrelated woman, filed a petition to quash a summons issued under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged that the husband’s family demanded …
The petitioner, Dharamdeo Rai, was arrested on 8 September 2025 in connection with a case alleging assault and death of the informant's daughter, charged under several sections of the B.N.S. and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that he has a clean criminal record, was implicated solely …
The petitioners, Gena Khatoon and Md. Gaffar, applied for anticipatory bail after the police registered a case alleging offences under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act, stemming from a dowry‑related dispute involving the daughter of the complainant and her husband Abdul Jabbar. The …
Petitioners Ramnath Sah and his wife Ramkumari Devi sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related case filed under Sections 85, 115(2), 89, 318(4), 61 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The allegation was that they had tortured and inflicted cruelty on the …
The petitioner, Dinesh Patel, was arrested on 25‑08‑2025 in connection with a case alleging torture and death of the informant’s daughter over a dowry demand, invoking Sections 80, 61(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner pleaded that he has a clean …
Ashwani Kumar, the petitioner, feared arrest in connection with multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act arising from a marital dispute. He offered a one‑time settlement of Rs 13,00,000 to his wife and agreed to return her almirah, seeking to resolve the matter …
The petitioner, Kanhaiya Sahu, was implicated in a criminal case (CR No. 384 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 324, 504 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on a complaint of dowry demand of Rs. 1 lakh and alleged physical and knife assault. The petitioner …
The petitioners, four members of the same family, were implicated in a FIR for offences under Sections 420, 406, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleged to have refused to marry the informant's daughter due to a dowry demand. The petitioners contended that no …
The petitioner, Md. Danish, was arrested in connection with a criminal case alleging cruelty, dowry harassment, and assault under various IPC provisions and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the allegations were vague and that he intended to dissolve his marriage, offering to pay Rs. …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and husband of the complainant, sought to quash criminal proceedings filed under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act relating to alleged dowry harassment. The complainant (OP No.2) had …
The petitioner, Nadim Sahil, was arrested in a complaint under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act alleging cruelty, dowry demands, assault and abandonment of his wife, Masooma Khatun. The petitioner denied all allegations but offered to pay a temporary monthly …
The petitioners sought to quash a 11‑April‑2017 order in which a Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate had taken cognizance under IPC Section 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against all accused in complaint No. 3081(C) of 2016. Petitioners 3 and 4, the brother and sister‑in‑law of the …
Manisha Devi was arrested in connection with a case alleging she assaulted the informant’s daughter, leading to the victim’s death. She was charged under several sections of the B.N.S., the Dowry Prohibition Act, and later an additional section of the B.N.S. The petitioner argued she has no prior …
The petitioners, Uma Shankar Paswan and his wife Manju Devi, were arrested on 18 August 2025 in connection with a murder allegedly committed over a dowry demand of Rs 5 lakhs. They are the father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the deceased, and the prosecution alleges that the accused, including the …
Raja Babu petitioned for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint filed under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in a matrimonial dispute involving a demand for money and alleged cruelty. The petitioner claimed innocence and …
The petitioner, Sujeet Kumar Mishra, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint (No. 826 of 2023) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 504, 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, filed by his wife Suman Mishra. The wife claimed dowry harassment and that she was thrown out of the house, …
The petitioners, Farjana Khatoon (mother‑in‑law) and Asma Praween (sister‑in‑law), sought anticipatory bail in a dowry‑death case (Gwalpara P.S. Case No. 151 of 2024) filed under Sections 304B, 498A, 34 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The deceased, an 18‑year‑old woman, was found …
Ajay Ray (Petitioner) sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a complaint alleging offences under Sections 323, 341, 354, 379, 504, 120(B) and 498A of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He contended that the marriage took place in 2009 and the complaint filed in 2022 …
The petitioner, Bimlesh Kumar Renu, was implicated in a dowry harassment case (PS Case No.165 of 2021) alleging offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant claimed mental and physical torture for dowry, while the petitioner contended that the …
The petitioners – Robin Paswan, his wife Manju Devi and Priti Kumari – applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 494, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the informant’s marriage …
Petitioner Priti Kumari filed an application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her divorce suit from the Family Court at Saharsa to the Family Court at Muzaffarpur. She alleged dowry demands, physical torture and cited three related proceedings pending in Muzaffarpur – a criminal case …
The petitioners, Bharat Chaudhary and Rita Devi, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a dowry death case involving the alleged murder of their daughter-in-law. The prosecution alleged that they, along with others, committed offences under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code …
The petitioner, Shailendra Mohan, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint alleging multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming he neither demanded dowry nor subjected his wife to cruelty. The prosecution alleged that after marriage, the petitioner and …
Vishwajeet Singh petitioned for bail in a case where he is accused under IPC sections 498A, 377, 376, 323, 379, 341 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for allegedly raping his wife, demanding dowry, threatening her family and causing bodily harm. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner, …
The petitioner, Anshu Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry harassment case (IPC Section 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act Sections 3 & 4) filed by his wife, Sanju Kumari, who alleged continuous dowry demands and that she was thrown out of the house. The trial court had earlier ordered the couple …
Vishu Ray, the father‑in‑law of a dowry‑related death victim, sought anticipatory bail after an FIR under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He had earlier been granted anticipatory bail on 21‑08‑2025 with a condition that the …
The appeal concerned the rejection of anticipatory bail for Mohan Kumar Singh, brother‑in‑law of a Scheduled Caste informant who alleged caste‑based abuse, dowry harassment and forced eviction after an inter‑caste marriage. The charges were under IPC §§ 323, 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act §4 and SC/ST …
Sanoj Kumar was named in a 2023 complaint alleging cruelty, dowry demand of Rs. 2 lakh, and an attempt to murder the complainant by pouring kerosene oil, invoking Sections 498A and 307 of the IPC, Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and a second marriage claim. The petitioner’s counsel argued …
Amrish Kumar Tripathy was named in an FIR for alleged cruelty and dowry harassment under Section 85 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner contended that the allegations were vague and that he and the complainant, Paridhi, had resolved their …
The petitioner, Vikki Kumar Chandravanshi, was named in a 2017 complaint (Case No. 601) alleging offences under IPC Sections 498-A, 406, 323 and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, primarily for demanding dowry and alleged cruelty. The petitioner sought bail, arguing that the allegations were …
The petitioner, Nitesh Kumar, was arrested in connection with a complaint alleging cruelty and dowry harassment under Sections 498A and 34 of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, demanding Rs.2 lakh and a four‑wheeler. The petitioner contended that the allegations were baseless, …
The petitioner, Md Mustakim, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (Trial No. 4426 of 2023) arising from a 2017 dowry‑related complaint that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 504, 323, 307, 406, 420 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution …
The petitioner, Bibha Devi, sister‑in‑law of the alleged victim, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑related torture case (Kartaha P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025). The prosecution alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …
The petitioners, Rajneeti Kunwar and Babita Devi, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry‑related case (Criminal Misc. No.74341 of 2025) alleging false implication. The FIR alleged that the victim was assaulted by her husband and other family members, but the petitioners argued that the husband and …
The petitioner, Chhote Lal Rai, was arrested in connection with a Mahila Police Station case alleging cruelty and dowry harassment under IPC sections 498A, 341, 323 and the Dowry Prohibition Act for demanding a motorcycle as dowry. The petitioner contended that he and his wife had been living …
The petitioners, Nitish Kumar and Rankal Kumari, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry death case (Hilsa P.S. Case No. 320 of 2025) where they were alleged to have tortured and killed the deceased for non‑fulfilment of dowry demands under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya …
The petitioner, Ram Sundar Prasad, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a complaint alleging dowry harassment under IPC Section 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR alleged that after a love marriage, the petitioner and co‑accused tortured the complainant for dowry. The petitioner …
Bimlesh Kumar sought anticipatory bail after a complaint (Case No. 786 of 2024) alleged his involvement in offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 498A, 307, 504 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, accusing him of assaulting and torturing his wife. The petitioner claimed innocence, a …
The petitioner, Amit Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A and 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, alleging that the complainant’s allegations of physical and mental torture over dowry demands were false. The court observed that …
Akhilesh Kumar Sony sought protection from arrest in a complaint (No. 360 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 354/34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4, claiming the allegations of dowry‑related cruelty were false. He argued that the dispute was a private matrimonial …
Ajay Kumar Singh was arrested in a case alleging assault, attempted strangulation, attempted burning, and dowry-related offences under several sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed innocence, arguing that the FIR was lodged 25 days after …
Shailendra Mandal filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a complaint (No.111C/2021) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 341, 379 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The wife, Priyanka Kumari, alleged dowry demand, pregnancy and non‑acceptance of the child, while …
Uttam Kumar Chaubey was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504/34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for alleged cruelty and assault related to a dowry demand. The petitioner sought bail after a provisional bail was granted on 5 July 2024 and extended on 1 October 2024, with the case …
The petitioner, Deepak Kumar, sought bail after being named in a complaint (Case No. 1380 of 2022) alleging offences under Sections 323, 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, claiming cruelty and a dowry demand of Rs.5 lakh and a four‑wheeler. The petitioner contended that the …
Durgesh Pathak was arrested in connection with a murder alleged to have been committed in furtherance of dowry demands, charged under IPC sections 304B, 201 and 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. He applied for regular bail, contending that the allegations were implausible because his …
Vilas Ravidas, a 73‑year‑old father‑in‑law of the deceased, was arrested on 19‑08‑2025 in connection with a dowry‑related murder case (Hilsa P.S. Case No. 558 of 2025) under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed he had a clean …
The husband and his in‑laws filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita seeking to quash FIR No.11210021240053, which alleged offences under Sections 306, 498A, 504, 114 IPC and Sections 3, 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The deceased had a long‑standing history …
The husband and his in‑laws (applicants) filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita seeking to quash FIR No. 11210021240053, which alleged offences under Sections 306, 498A, 504, 114 IPC and Sections 3, 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The deceased had a …
The petitioner, Ajit Chauhan, was named in a complaint (Saran Complaint Case No. C‑300 of 2023) for offences including cruelty, assault, robbery and dowry demand under various sections of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The same set of facts had earlier given rise to a separate FIR (Panpur …
The petitioner, Ajit Kumar Yadav, was arrested in connection with a case alleging cruelty, dowry demand, and the illegal dissemination of a private video, invoking sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, Dowry Prohibition Act and the Information Technology Act. The petitioner contended that the …
Anand Kumar was named in a criminal complaint (Case No.467 of 2024) for alleged cruelty, assault, criminal breach of trust and dowry harassment under IPC sections 341, 323, 498‑A, 406 and Section 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed that the dispute was resolved through a …
Shiv Narayan Singh was charged in a criminal complaint alleging cruelty, dowry harassment, and several offences under the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner argued that the dowry demand allegation was unsubstantiated and that the cruelty claim was vague, noting that he was already paying interim …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law of a woman, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under IPC sections 341, 323, 498A, 504, 34, the Dowry Prohibition Act (ss.3,4) and the Bihar Excise Act (s.37). The FIR alleged that the victim’s …
The petitioner, Zeeshan Khan, was named in an FIR for offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 498‑A, 506 and 34, and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging cruelty for non‑payment of dowry. The petitioner applied for bail, claiming the dispute had been settled out of court and that he has a …
The petitioner, Dinesh Kumar Mehta, was arrested in connection with FIR No. 285 of 2025 alleging offences under sections 69 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on a complaint that he pretended to marry the informant, had a sexual …
Priyanka Kumari filed an application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her divorce suit (Case No. 128 of 2022) from the Family Court, Nalanda to the Family Court, Nawada. She alleged that after her marriage she was subjected to dowry demands, harassment and was ousted from the …
The petitioner, Dablu Kumar, husband of a woman who allegedly committed suicide by hanging, was charged under Sections 80, 238 and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner contended that he was in Delhi at the time of his wife's …
Shambhu Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry harassment case (Lakhisarai Mahila P.S. Case No. 19 of 2025) alleging torture of the complainant for a demand of Rs. 5,00,000. The petitioner claimed a clean antecedent and argued that the FIR was false, delayed, and that the alleged dowry demand …
The petitioner, Pushkar Kumar, feared arrest in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 341, 323, 354, 498A, 504, 506/34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The dispute between the petitioner and the respondent, Heena Kumari, was referred to the Patna High Court …
Mukesh Sah was arrested in a criminal case (Jhanjharpur C.R. No. 282 of 2022) for alleged cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, based on a claim that he refused to pay Rs.5 lakh demanded for starting a business. The complainant, Jyoti Devi, was alleged to …
The petitioner, Rohit Pandey, was arrested in a case alleging cruelty and dowry harassment under Sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The matter had been referred to mediation, which failed, prompting the petitioner to seek anticipatory bail. He …
The petitioners, Pushpa Giri and others, filed an application seeking to quash an order dated 31 March 2016 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, in a case registered under Sections 498A, 323, 341, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 75 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. …
Naval Kumar, the petitioner, sought bail after apprehending arrest in a case registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in a dowry harassment complaint by his wife, Kanchan Kumari. The petitioner …
The petitioners, four relatives, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in a case where they are accused of murder of an informant’s daughter over dowry demands. The prosecution’s FIR charges them under multiple IPC sections including murder, dowry death, and related offences, as well …
The petitioner, Nadim Sarwar, husband of Saika Khatoon, was arrested in a case alleging dowry harassment and multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He denied the allegations but offered to pay a temporary monthly relief of Rs. 3,000 to his wife. The High Court, …
Amit Kumar Yadav petitioned the Patna High Court for bail in a complaint case (No. 1049 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 341, 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4. The petitioner denied the allegations of torture and dowry demand and offered to pay Rs. 3,000 per month to …
The petition for anticipatory bail was filed by Sushil Kumar Tiwari, who is accused of offences under Sections 85, 89, 126(2), 115(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged torture and harassment of his wife, Komal Kumari, for dowry. Earlier, a related bail …
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar, was accused in a complaint under Section 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged torture and dowry harassment of his wife, Gudiya Kumari. The petitioner feared arrest and sought bail, denying the allegations and offering to pay a …
Petitioner Pradeep Yadav was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 498‑A read with 34 and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for alleged torture and dowry harassment of his wife, Pinki Devi. He denied the allegations and feared arrest, offering to pay Rs. 3,000 per month as temporary relief to …
Petitioner Rahul Singh, husband of Priyanka Kumari, faced arrest in a criminal complaint involving IPC offences (Sections 341, 323, 504, 379, 307, 498A) and the Dowry Prohibition Act (Sections 3 and 4). The parties resolved their dispute through mediation at the Patna High Court Mediation & …
The petitioner, Alok Anand, was arrested in a case alleging torture and dowry harassment under several IPC sections and the Dowry Prohibition Act. He denied the allegations and offered to pay Rs.5,000 per month to his wife, Shweta Kumari, as temporary relief. The court considered his undertaking and …
The petitioner, Sunit Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a case where he was accused under IPC sections 323, 341, 498A, 504, 506 and 34, and Dowry Prohibition Act sections 3 and 4 for allegedly demanding dowry and subjecting his wife to cruelty. Mediation efforts failed, and the prosecution alleged …
Anand Saurav Jha applied for bail in a criminal complaint (Case No. 20 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 498A, 404, 504, 506 and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The petitioner claimed that the dispute with the complainant, Pallabi Mishra, had been resolved through mediation and a …
The petitioners, members of the Manjhi family, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry death case (PS Case No. 290 of 2025) filed under Sections 80(2) & 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleged that the …
