Rinku Pandey @ Prashant Kumar Pandey v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 66960 of 2025, decided 26-02-2026 by Sandeep Kumar, J. Rinku Pandey @ Prashant Kumar Pandey v. The State of Bihar and Kavita Devi — anticipatory bail allowed in a dowry-related complaint case (PS Case No. 713 of 2023, Rohtas; IPC Sections 324, 341, 498A, 354; DP Act Section ¾); Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 followed; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties before S.D.J.M. Sasaram; conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482 BNSS; direction to pay Rs. 7,000 monthly maintenance to complainant from February 2026, subject to Family Court maintenance proceedings; liberty to State to apply for cancellation on breach.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within four weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each before the learned S.D.J.M, Sasaram/concerned Court below, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482 BNSS conditions, with a condition to pay Rs. 7,000 monthly maintenance to the complainant/informant from February 2026; liberty to the State to seek cancellation on breach of conditions.