Anjum Hussain v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Matrimonial dispute / dowry allegation
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7653 of 2025; Patna High Court; Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J; Patna Mahila P.S. Case No. 95 of 2023; Sections 341, 323, 498A and 34 IPC; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; dowry demand; ill-treatment; matrimonial dispute irretrievable; one-time settlement Rs. 12 lakhs; Rs. 8 lakhs at bail bond; Rs. 4 lakhs in four monthly installments; withdrawal of cases by informant; recovery of amount if retraction; Chief Judicial Magistrate Patna; Anjum Hussain; Aiman Naiyer; Vishal Vikram Rana; Mohammad Sufyan.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner in connection with Patna City Mahila P.S. Case No. 95 of 2023, conditioned on payment of Rs. 12 lakhs to O.P. No. 2 (Rs. 8 lakhs at furnishing of bail bond and Rs. 4 lakhs in four equal monthly installments) and withdrawal of all cases by the informant, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.