Sujeet Kumar Mishra @ Sujeet Mishra v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; Ss. 498A, 504, 34 IPC; Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; matrimonial/dowry dispute; monthly payment condition (Rs. 8,000 wife + Rs. 2,000 daughter = Rs. 10,000) into wife's bank account by 10th of month; default permits cancellation of bail bond; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Civil Court, Ara; Bhojpur Complaint Case No. 826 (c) of 2023; Sandesh P.S. Case No. 278 of 2024 and Sandesh P.S. Case No. 280 of 2024 (cross-cases); contractual employee, Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar; Patna High Court; Rajiv Roy, J.; decided 17-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted in connection with Bhojpur Complaint Case No. 826 (c) of 2023; petitioner to be released on bail on arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Civil Court, Ara, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, and further conditioned on monthly payment of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. 8,000/- for the wife and Rs. 2,000/- for the daughter) into the wife's bank account by the tenth of every month, failure entitling the wife to seek cancellation of the bail bond.