Vishal Kumar v. State of Bihar
In the High Court of Patna
Crl. Misc. 18870/2023
Before Justice Anil Kumar Sinha
Decided on December 13, 2023

Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application in a case involving domestic violence and dowry allegations after the husband has agreed to pay a monthly payment

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66A)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 323, 498A, 504)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The complainant was the petitioner’s wife. She accused the complainant’s family of demanding dowry.
• Additionally, she accused them of emotional and physical abuse after she failed to meet their demands.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The petitioner’s counsel argued that the complainant had falsely implicated the petitioner in this case. However, the petitioner had offered to pay a monthly amount, which was subject to the outcome of the complaint and the matrimonial case.
• The respondent’s counsel had accepted the offer made by the petitioner’s counsel. Furthermore, he had requested the court to direct the petitioner to submit the specified amount to the complainant’s bank account.

Opinion of the Bench

• The bench considered the material on record and the agreement between the parties regarding the payment offer. Thereafter, the bench felt inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Final Decision

• The court granted the petitioner anticipatory bail in case of his arrest or surrender.

Jyotsna Sood, an undergraduate student at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, prepared this case summary during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2024.