IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38244 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2026 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== DILIP KUMAR NIRALA S/o- Basudev Das Village- Genjna, P.S.-Imamganj, District- Gaya, Bihar, presently posted as S.I., in police line Dehri on sone P.S.- Dehri on sone, District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Ara Mahila P.S. Case No.17 of 2026 registered for the offence under sections 198, 316(2), 318(4), 308(5), 351(2), 351(3), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. The petitioner is said to have demanded Rs.10,00,000/- from the informant for solemnization of his marriage with one Aakansha Kumari. 4. The petitioner is not the immediate family member of said Aakansha Kumari. It appears that though the marriage proposal was discussed between the parties but it ultimately failed. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38244 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/2 6. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released 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 Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara / concerned Court below, in connection with Ara Mahila P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS. 7. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case. pawan/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T