Patna High Court
CR. MISC./24441/2026 of Rahul Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 20 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24441 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/O Radhe Tanti R/O village - Kazi Chak ,Ward No.-23 P.S.- Barh , District-Patna
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24441 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2025 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Patna
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Rahul Kumar S/O Radhe Tanti R/O village - Kazi Chak ,Ward No.-23 P.S.- Barh , District-Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar
2.
Nirmala Kumari W/o Rahul Kumar At present resident of village-Bajrachak P.S.- Katri Sarai District-Nawada
3.
Anant Kumar S/o Harikishun Tanti R/O Vill.- Kajichak, P.S- Barh , Dist- Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner
:
Mr.Sanjay Kumar S.K., Advocate
For the State
:
Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, A.P.P.
For the O.P.-2 & 3
:
None
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
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20-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Despite valid service of notice, nobody appears either on behalf of opposite party no. 2 or opposite party no. 3.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Allegation against petitioner is that he along with other F.I.R. named accused persons committed torture and cruelty to opposite party no. 2 for dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24441 of 2026(5) dt.20-08-2026
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4. While denying the allegations made in the F.I.R., learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner denies marriage with opposite party no. 2 and submits that he was in live-in relationship with O.P. No.2. He further submits that opposite party no. 2 is legally wedded wife of opposite party no. 3. At no point of time, petitioner demanded any dowry or committed torture with opposite party no. 2. Moreover, the case is triable by the learned Magistrate.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let this petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. 1st Class, Patna in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 107 of 2025, subject to the conditions, as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
anay (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T
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