Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19223 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2025 Thana- PARASBIGHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Vinod Yadav R/o Vill- Shahpur, P.s.- Parasbigha, DisttJehanabad, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anmol Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Parasbigha P. S. Case No. 112 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2022 and thereafter it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner never demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. As a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19223 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 matter of fact, deceased herself committed suicide. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 24.07.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that as per post-mortem report, cause of death is Asphyxia due to pressure on neck.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased who died in her matrimonial house within seven years of marriage, under unnatural circumstances, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, since petitioner is in custody since 24.07.2025, Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T