Kishun Bind v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23899 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2024 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.
Kishun Bind Son of Late Babulal Bind Village-Pilgouri, P.S.-Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur 2.
Shakuntala Devi @ Devki Devi Wife of Kishun Bind Village-Pilgouri, P.S.- Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur 3.
Ramu Bind @ Ramu Kumar @ Ramu son of Kishun Bind Village-Pilgouri, P.S.-Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur 4.
Bikash Kumar @ Bikash Bind @ Bikash Son of Kishun Bind VillagePilgouri, P.S.-Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The accused/petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehended their arrest in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 277 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304 B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23899 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/3 cause death of sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, where death alleged to be caused by administering poison.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are in-laws living separately and having no connection with daily and domestic affairs of deceased and her husband. It is submitted that from autopsy report it can be gathered safely that deceased was not assaulted physically, negating any physical torture. It is submitted that even cause of death not appears ascertained and merely on suspicion, death was alleged to be caused by administering poison. It is submitted that allegation qua cruelty as committed upon deceased sister of the informant appears very much general and omnibus against petitioners, who are parents and brothers. While concluding the argument it is submitted that petitioners are of clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, opposes the prayer for bail.
6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of the fact as petitioners are in-laws, prima
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23899 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 3/3 faice, living separately, where cause of death also not appears ascertained, coupled with the fact as allegation qua cruelty appears very much general and omnibus against petitioners being in-laws, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M, Bhagalpur/concerned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 277 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T