Islam Miya v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail ruling (Criminal Miscellaneous No.14938 of 2026, decided 23-07-2026) by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; Islam Miya v. The State of Bihar & Anr.; dowry/cruelty FIR being Palanwa P.S. Case No. 91 of 2024, East Champaran (IPC Sections 341, 323, 498A, 379, 504, 506/34; Dowry Prohibition Act Sections 3/4); mediation before Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Patna High Court failed; bail allowed on petitioner's undertaking to pay Rs. 3,000 per month to wife as temporary relief, deposited in her savings bank account; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties before SDJM, Raxaul at Motihari; bail-bond cancellable on two consecutive months' default; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; payments subject to matrimonial/maintenance proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks the petitioner is to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Raxaul at Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 91 of 2024, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS and conditions including payment of Rs. 3,000 per month to the informant into her savings bank account, with liberty to the court below to cancel the bail-bond on default for two consecutive months.