Rupesh Mahto v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41953 of 2024, order dated 05-02-2026, Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Bail on apprehension of arrest allowed in Mahila P.S. Case No. 89/2023, Lakhisarai (S. 498A/34 IPC and allied sections; alleged dowry demand of Rs. 3 lacs, assault and ouster of wife). Mediation at Patna High Court Mediation & Conciliation Center failed. Bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions under S. 482 BNSS 2023; monthly interim relief of Rs. 3,000 to be deposited in wife's bank account (account to be disclosed on affidavit); default for two consecutive months permits cancellation of bail-bond; payments subject to orders in matrimonial/maintenance proceedings. Counsel: Binay Kumar for petitioners; Surendra Kumar, A.P.P. and Puja Arya for opposite parties.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted upon apprehension of arrest: petitioners to be enlarged on bail, in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in Mahila Police Station Case No. 89/2023, subject to section 482 BNSS 2023 and conditions including monthly deposit of Rs. 3,000 interim relief to opposite party no.2, failing which for two consecutive months the court below may cancel the bail-bond.