Tej Narayan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted to husband apprehending arrest in dowry-related FIR (Mahila PS Case No. 18 of 2025, East Champaran) under Ss. 64, 85, 115(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) BNS 2023, Ss. 3-4 Dowry Prohibition Act and S. 66(E) I.T. Act; bail bonds Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions under S. 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; bail conditioned on monthly payment of Rs. 10,000 living cost to wife (opposite party no. 2) in her savings account by the 10th of each month; cancellation of bail permissible on default of two consecutive months; forum: SDJM Sikrahana at Dhaka, East Champaran, Motihari; court: Patna High Court; judge: Khatim Reza; date: 16-10-2025.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: release on arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Sikrahana at Dhaka, East Champaran, Motihari, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions and to payment/deposit of Rs. 10,000 per month as living cost to opposite party no. 2 in her savings account on or before the 10th of every month, with the current month's instalment payable at surrender; default for two consecutive months exposes the petitioner to appropriate orders including cancellation of bail.