Babloo Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8888 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-254 Year-2024 Thana- HULASGANJ District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Babloo Kumar S/o- Anil Yadav R/v- Rup Bigha Ps- Hulasganj DistJehanabad. 2.

Nitam Kumari W/o- Babloo Kumar R/v- Rup Bigha Ps- Hulasganj DistJehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioners, named in the F.I.R., are apprehending their arrest in connection with Hulashganj P.S. Case No. 254 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 238(a) & 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the 'B.N.S.').

3. As per FIR, petitioners alongwith other co-accused persons/family members caused death of daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry as raised for a cash of Rs. 50,000/- which was demanded by the husband of the deceased namely, Sunny Kumar.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8888 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/3 submitted that both petitioners are brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased and they implicated only being relative of main coaccused, namely Sunny Kumar. It is submitted that admittedly both petitioners are living separately, having otherwise no connection with daily and domestic affairs of deceased and her husband. It is submitted that even out of perusal of FIR, it can be gathered safely that the dowry demand is specifically available against co-accused Sunny Kumar, who is the husband of the deceased and, moreover, both petitioners are of clean antecedent, where petitioner no. 2 is a lady.

5. Arguing further, it is submitted that mother-in-law of the deceased, namely, Sanju Devi has already granted anticipatory bail by this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 32842 of 2025 dated 13.01.2026.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer of bail.

7. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as the demand of dowry is specific against the husband of the deceased daughter of the informant, namely Sunny Kumar, where implication of these petitioners, prima-facie appears being relative as mentioned aforesaid, accordingly, both above-named petitioners, who are of clean antecedents, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8888 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 3/3 this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad/concerned court in connection with Hulashganj P.S. Case No. 254 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T