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Patna High Court

Arjun Chaupal @ Arjun TantiversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
ALLOWED

Holding

The court allowed the modification of the earlier order and directed the petitioner to pay a maintenance of Rs 4,000 per month to the informant as a condition for anticipatory bail.

Summary

The petitioner, Arjun Chaupal, filed an application on 10‑04‑2026 seeking modification of the order dated 10‑03‑2026 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 50922 of 2025. The earlier order related to the grant of anticipatory bail. The petitioner requested that the court alter the terms and impose a maintenance payment to the informant. The High Court, after hearing the parties, allowed the modification and directed the petitioner to pay a maintenance of Rs 4,000 per month to the informant as a condition for granting anticipatory bail. No other relief was granted.

Issues considered

  • Whether the order dated 10‑03‑2026 in Cr. Misc. No. 50922 of 2025 can be modified
  • Whether a maintenance payment can be imposed as a condition for granting anticipatory bail

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • maintenance
  • modification of order
  • criminal miscellaneous
  • high court

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23337 of 2026
                                                In
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50922 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2024 Thana- HASANPUR District- Samastipur
                   ======================================================
                   Arjun Chaupal @ Arjun Tanti Son of Lalan Tanti Resident of village-
                   Khurunda Birpur, ps- Hasanpur, Dist- Samastipur

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
              1.   The State of Bihar
              2.   Guriya Devi Wife of Arjun Tanti Resident of Village- Neerpur Bharariya ps-
                   singhia, Dist- Samastipur At Present Resident of village- Khurunda Birpur,
                   ps- Hasanpur, Dist- Samastipur

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                   ======================================================
                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Amitabh Sohan, Advocate
                   For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Suresh Prasad Singh, APP
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                         ORAL ORDER

2    10-04-2026                   Heard the parties.

                                  2. The present application has been filed on behalf of

                     the petitioner for modification of the order dated 10.03.2026

                     passed in Cr. Misc. No. 50922 of 2025.

                                  3. For the reasons mentioned in the modification

                     application, the same is allowed and the petitioner is directed to

                     pay a maintenance of Rs. 4,000/- per month to the informant as a

                     condition for grant of anticipatory bail.



                                                (Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-

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