Kundeshwar Jha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Sandeep Kumar J, 20-02-2026, CR. MISC. No.56035 of 2025 — anticipatory bail allowed in dowry-torture complaint case (Complaint Case No. 289 of 2024, Naugachia, Bhagalpur; Sections 323, 406, 498A, 504, 506 IPC); Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 relied upon; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions of S.438(2) CrPC / S.482 BNSS; conditional direction to pay Rs. 10,000 monthly maintenance to informant from February 2026, subject to any maintenance order of the court below.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC 1973 / Section 482 BNSS, and conditioned on payment of Rs. 10,000/- monthly maintenance to the informant from February 2026, such maintenance order being subject to the outcome of any maintenance proceedings before the Court below.