IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14940 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1034 Year-2022 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar S/o Late Bindeshwar Rajak R/o Village Akbarpur, P.O. Barh, Dist. Patna, at present address- Vill- Chhajjubagh, T.N. Banarjee Road, P.s.- Gandhi Maidan, Post- G.P.O., Distt.- Patna, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Puja Kumari D/o Suresh Rajak, W/o Dharmendra Kumar R/o vill - Lawapur, Post- Lavapur, P.S.- Mahnar, Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Prasad, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP For the informant : Mr. Sachin Kumar, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Complaint Case No. 1034(C) of 2022 registered under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. It is a case of matrimonial dispute. 4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the matter has been settled between the parties. The terms and conditions of the agreement has been annexed with the Mediator’s report dated 25-07-2025. It has also been submitted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14940 of 2025(4) dt.23-12-2025 2/2 that the articles given on the occasion of marriage, were returned to the opposite party No. 2. According to terms and conditions, the petitioner has to pay Rs. 1,00,000/- to opposite party No. 2 in two installments. 5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Complaint Case No. 1034(C) of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ 482(2) of BNSS, 2023. A.K.V.//- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T