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Sujit Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 Jan 2026CR. MISC./34862/2025

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Petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in a dowry-cruelty complaint under Section 498-A IPC. Finding allegations of physical and mental cruelty general and omnibus, the court granted anticipatory bail with standard conditions.

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Anticipatory bail on furnishing Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties of like amount upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.

Sujit Kumar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34862 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1191 Year-2022 Thana- SARAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSaran

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Sujit Kumar Yadav, S/o Rajendra Yadav, Resident of Village-Rampur Ke Tolla, P.S.- Hasanpura, Dist- Siwan

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... ... Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Pratima Kumari, D/o Laldev Yadav, R/o Village-Kopa, P.S.-Kopa, Dist.Saran.

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... ... Opposite Parties

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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5 21-01-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The accused/petitioner is named in the complaint

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petition and apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1191 of 2022 in which cognizance has been taken for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code.

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Allegation against petitioner is to commit cruelty

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upon complainant/O.P. No.2 due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry as raised for cash of Rs. 1 lakh and one bullet motorcycle.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34862 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 2/3

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It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for

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petitioner that the allegations qua physical assault and demand of dowry appear very much general and omnibus against the petitioner and in support of his submission, he drawn attention of this Court towards paragraph-4 of complaint petition. The petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

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learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel appearing for complainant/O.P. No.2 could not disputed the aforesaid paragraph of the complaint petition, which suggesting the allegation raised in very general and omnibus manner against the petitioner.

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In view of the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, as allegation qua physical and mental cruelty against petitioner appears very much general and omnibus in nature, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction

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of the learned S.D.J.M., Saran in connection with Complaint

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34862 of 2025(5) dt.21-01-2026 3/3

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Case No.1191 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short ‘CrPC’/under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNSS’).

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(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)

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Sanjeet/-

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