Kanhaiya KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13282 of 2026
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Lakhisarai
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                 Kanhaiya Kumar S/O Rampravesh Chaudhary @ Chuti Singh R/O Vill.-
                 Hemarpur, P.s.- Samho, Dist.- Begusarai.

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Anshu Kumari W/O Kanhaiya Kumar, D/O Satish Kumar R/O Vill.-
                 Hemarpur, P.s.- Samho, Dist.- Begusarai. Presently R/O Parsawa, P.S.-
                 Ramgarh Chowk, Dist.- Lakhisarai.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Khushi Awadh
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   18-05-2026                        Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                   A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection

                   with Mahila P.S. Case no 67 of 2025 punishable under sections

                   85, 82, 352, 3(5) of the BNS 2023 and under sections 3 & 4 of

                   the Dowry Prohibition Act.

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this

                   matter was referred for Mediation, but the dispute between the

                   parties could not be resolved. At this stage, learned counsel for

                   the petitioner submits because of petitioner’s low earning, the

                   opposite party no 2 has deliberately decided not to live with this

                   petitioner and further a maintenance case has also been filed
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          before the Family Court for grant of maintenance.

                       4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the

          informant submits that though a maintenance case has been filed

          by the petitioner but the petitioner has chosen not to appear

          before the Family Court in maintenance case, as such, the

          petitioner may be directed to appear in the said maintenance

          case and in this regard, some amount may also be directed to be

          paid by this petitioner to the informant to pursue her remedy.

                       5. Under the submission of the informant, the

          petitioner has voluntarily agreed to pay Rs. 15,000 towards

          maintenance, which would not be clubbed with the maintenance

          allowance, likely to be directed by the Family Court, in which

          petitioner undertakes to appear, in the said maintenance case,

          within two weeks from today. The informant is also directed to

          furnish her account details to the learned counsel for the

          petitioner, so that the amount of Rs. 15,000 could be transferred

          by the petitioner to the informant within a period of two weeks

          from today.

                       6. In view of the above, the petitioner is directed to

          appear in the maintenance case and is also directed to pay Rs.

          15,000/- to the informant to pursue her remedy in maintenance

          case.
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                                     7. Considering the submissions made by the learned

                      counsel for the parties, the petitioner above-named, in the event

                      of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from

                      today be released on Provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing

                      bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two

                      sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

                      Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai Court where the case is

                      pending/successor court in connection with Mahila P.S. Case

                      No. 67 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under

                      Section 482(2) of the BNSS.



                                                                       (Ajit Kumar, J)
sanjeev/-

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