Raushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18131 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-388 Year-2024 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Raushan Kumar Son of Bijo Mahto @ Vijay Mahto Resident of VillageShitalrampur, P.S.- Bhakhri, Dist.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Gaurav Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 06.10.2024 informant's wife had gone to Singhlya Ghat for purchasing seed of Cauliflower in the morning by train and his daughter Nisha Kumari was alone in the house. In the meantime, his daughter Nisha Kumari committed suicide by wrapping Dupatta around her neck and hanging herself in ceiling fan. It is further alleged that co-accused Niraj Kumar, Filo Devi, Raushan Kumar (petitioner), Poonam Kumari have pressurized his daughter to commit suicide. It is further alleged that co-accused Niraj Kumar used to harass his daughter with bad intention and he used to tease her and he was trying to establish relation with her.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18131 of 2025(2) dt.10-04-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on suspicion. There is no material, except allegation to suggest that there was any active or direct act of this petitioner leading the deceased to commit suicide. Informant is not eye witness of the occurrence. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Bakhri Police Station Case No. 388 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T