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Vinod Yadav v. The State of Bihar

AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19137 of 2025PURNENDU SINGH

Case at a glance

Outcome

Disposed of

bail application stands disposed of

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 77. With the above observation/direction, the present bail application stands disposed of. Niraj/- U T (Purnendu Singh, J)

Judgment

2.

The State of Bihar Babita Kumari Wife of Vinod Yadav Resident of Village-Bijulki, P.S-Halsi, District-Lakhisarai At P/A- Village- kaindi, ps- Halsi, Dist- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : : For the Petitioner/s For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, Advocate Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, A.P.P. ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2025 Heard Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Lakhisarai (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 29 of 2024, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 494, 341, 323, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as, Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3.

Parties have informed that they will settle the matrimonial dispute amicably.

4.

It is expected that the parties will arrive at some amicable settlement without further resorting to any case after Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19137 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 case lodged against each other for trivial reasons when they have arrived not to live together and seeks to resolve their dispute with amicable settlement or by availing appropriate remedy.

5.

It is made clear that in the light of law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 and Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51, the protection under Section 41 Cr.P.C. will remain with the petitioner.

6.

If the police, in any manner, disturbs the petitioner, he must be apprise of the aforesaid law laid down by the Apex Court.

Operative part

7.

With the above observation/direction, the present bail application stands disposed of. Niraj/- U T (Purnendu Singh, J)

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: bail application stands disposed of

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 34, 323, 341, 494, 498A, 504; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — ss. 3, 4; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 41.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

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