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Jayant Kumar Sharma v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 Aug 2025CR. MISC./5249/2025

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Keywords: anticipatory bail; section 438 Cr.PC; section 438(2) conditions; sections 341, 323, 498A, 504/34 IPC; section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; demand of dowry; torture; denial of marriage; informant already married; Maintenance Case; Family Court Katihar; undue harassment; Balrampur P.S. Case No. 130 of 2022; Katihar; Patna High Court CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5249 of 2025; Justice Soni Shrivastava; bail bond Rs 10,000; two sureties; decided 06-08-2025.

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Bail in anticipation of arrest under section 438 Cr.PC: release upon arrest/surrender within four weeks on bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to section 438(2) Cr.PC conditions. ¶21

Jayant Kumar Sharma Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5249 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2022 Thana- BALRAMPUR District- Katihar

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Jayant Kumar Sharma S/o Ganga Prasad Sharma R/o Village- Datiyan, Barsoi Ghat, P.O.- Telta, P.S.- Balrampur, Dist.- Katihar

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Anguri Kumari D/o Kabul Sharma W/o Jayant Kumar Sharma vill-datiyan, PO-Telta, P.S.-Balrampur Dist-Katihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vinay Ranjan, Adv For the State : Mr.Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER

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4 06-08-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 341,323, 498A and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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The allegation in the FIR is that of demand of dowry and torture.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset denies the fact of marriage of the petitioner with the informant. He has submitted that the informant was already married lady and the details has been given in paragraph-9 of the petition. Further, the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5249 of 2025(4) dt.06-08-2025 2/2

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informant has also filed a Maintenance Case against the petitioner in the Family Court, Katihar and the present case has also been filed to cause undue harassment of the present petitioner.

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The learned APP for the State opposes the prayer

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for bail.

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Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Balrampur P.S Case no. 130 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.PC.

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(Soni Shrivastava, J)

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N.K/-

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Jayant Kumar Sharma v. The State of Bihar

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