Sudhir Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13093 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2025 Thana- Rampur Chauram District- Arwal ====================================================== Sudhir Kumar S/o- Sri Kushlendra Singh Resident of Sarautin P.S- Rampur, Dist- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ravindra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 18-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Rampur Chauram P.S. Case No. 84 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 85, 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Allegation in the F.I.R is that informant's daughter was killed by the accused persons due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the brother-in-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that the deceased was not keeping well and was under treatment and in course of her treatment, her death is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13093 of 2026(2) dt.18-03-2026 2/3 said to have taken place. Allegations against the petitioner are mostly general and omnibus in nature and almost 17 years after marriage, allegations causing death on account of dowry demand has been levelled. Learned counsel further submits that the informant has filed a petition before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate on 26.11.2025, which is Annexure-3 to the petition, with regard to filing of the present case on account of some misunderstanding and as a matter of fact the deceased died due to sudden chest pain. Further, other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by co-ordinate Benches of this Court vide orders dated 15.01.2026 and 24.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 91833 of 2025 and 5839 of 2026 respectively. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in case/trial.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner happens to be the brother-in-law of the deceased with no specific allegation against him coupled with the fact that allegation has been leveled after 17 years of marriage and also considering the fact that subsequently the informant herself
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13093 of 2026(2) dt.18-03-2026 3/3 sought for withdrawal of case filed under some misconception and co-accused persons have been granted bail by aforesaid orders, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Rampur Chauram P.S. Case no.84 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T