Patna High Court
Deep RatanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
Anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, subject to the stipulated conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Deep Ratan, was implicated in a complaint (No. 10411 of 2023) alleging assault and torture of a woman for dowry, invoking Sections 498-A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, asserting his innocence and claiming false implication. The State opposed the bail, but the Court, relying on the Supreme Court’s guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, granted anticipatory bail. The order required a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and imposed a monthly maintenance payment of Rs.10,000 to the informant, subject to any future maintenance proceedings. The bail was conditioned under Section 438(2) of the CrPC and Section 482 of the BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 438 CrPC in view of the allegations under Sections 498-A IPC and 4 Dowry Prohibition Act.
- Whether the conditions imposed, including the maintenance payment, are lawful and appropriate.
- Application of the Arnesh Kumar guidelines on arrest and bail.
Legislation cited
- BNSS — s. 482
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438(2)
- Dowry Prohibition Act — s. 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 498-A
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 498-A IPC
- Dowry Prohibition Act
- Section 438 CrPC
- maintenance order
- Arnesh Kumar guidelines
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60607 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10411 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR COMPLAINT CASE
District- Samastipur
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Deep Ratan Son of Sri NavRatan Prasad Sinha R/o Village - Registrar
Campus, Musapur Road, Sonvarsha, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Anumeha Verma D/o Ashok Kumar Verma at present residing at 301, Ashok
Vihar Apartment, Kasturva Path, North S.K. Puri, Boring Road, P.S. - S.K.
Puri, Dist. - Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Jyoti Kumari
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sharda Kumari
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in
connection with Complaint Case No. 10411© of 2023 registered
for the offence under Sections 498-A of the Indian Penal Code
and under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is
accused of assaulting and torturing the victim 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.
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5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the
application of the petitioner.
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 Court of
SDJM, Patna/concerned Court below in connection Complaint
Case No. 10411© of 2023, 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. 10,000/- from the
month of February, 2026 to the informant and the maintenance
for the month of February, 2026 shall be paid to the informant
within ten days of pronouncement of this order and thereafter
the maintenance amount from the month of March, 2026 shall
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be paid to the informant every month 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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