Kailash Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Kailash Yadav v. The State of Bihar and Lalsa Devi; Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 74229 of 2023, order dt. 05-03-2024 by Honourable Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha. Anticipatory bail application arising out of PS/Complaint Case No. 1176-C of 2019, Thana West Champaran, under Sections 498-A IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; allegations of demand of she-buffalo, physical and mental torture, and ouster of wife from matrimonial home after 25-26 years of marriage. Conditional anticipatory bail allowed with surrender/appearance window of six weeks, bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties (SDJM Bettiah), and monthly deposit of Rs. 3,000 to complainant from 15 March 2024. Counsel: Umesh Chandra Verma and Hemant Ray for petitioner; Ram Anurag Singh for Opposite Party No. 2; Additional Public Prosecutor for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner, if arrested/surrendering before the learned court below within six weeks, to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1176-C of 2019, subject to depositing Rs. 3,000/- per month in the bank account of Opposite Party No. 2 from 15 March 2024.