Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail order (Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23970 of 2025, decided 10-10-2025) by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey granting bail to Md. Minhaz Alam, who apprehended arrest under Sections 498(A) and 323 IPC in C.R. Case No. 277 of 2023 (Benipur, Darbhanga) lodged by his wife Nureen Naz over dowry-demand allegations amid matrimonial discord. Bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before ACJM Benipur; conditioned on interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000/- per month to the complainant, enhanced to Rs. 10,000/- per month upon the petitioner securing employment. Counsel: Pankaj Kumar Jha for petitioner; Nityanand for the State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner: release upon arrest or surrender within four weeks on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Benipur, Darbhanga, subject to payment of interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000/- per month to the complainant, rising to Rs. 10,000/- per month after the petitioner secures a job.