Vinod Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26289 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2025 Thana- SALIMPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Vinod Sharma S/o Ramnath Sharma Resident of Village- Kaladiyara, P.SSalimpur, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Usha Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-04-2026 Heard Mrs. Usha Kumari Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Pranav Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 15.10.2025 in connection with Salimpur P.S. Case No. 184/2025, F.I.R. dated 06.07.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 238 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured the informant's daughter mentally and physically and killed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26289 of 2026(2) dt.20-04-2026 2/3 implicated in the present case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is false and fabricated. There is no specific allegation of overt act and demand of dowry against the petitioner. The petitioner is made accused in this case only on the ground that he is father-in-law of the deceased. The husband of the deceased who happens to be son of the petitioner is in judicial custody. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 15.10.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent, the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and the husband of the deceased who happens to be the son of the petitioner is in judicial custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM Ist, Barh, Patna in connection with Salimpur P.S. Case No. 184/2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26289 of 2026(2) dt.20-04-2026 3/3 and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) atul/- U T