Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23731 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-547 Year-2025 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/O Sri Ratan Kumar R/O Village- Gonawan Road, Harnaut, P.S- Harnaut, Dist.- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bishwajeet Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 547 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have abated the suicide of his wife.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the deceased always used to threaten that she would commit suicide. It has further been submitted that there was matrimonial discord between the parties, and the petitioner tried his best to resolve the same, even to the extent of filing a case for restitution of his conjugal rights. It has further been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23731 of 2026(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 submitted that the post-mortem report goes to show that the autopsy surgeon did not find any external or internal injury on the person of the deceased, and that the death was caused as a result of asphyxia due to hanging. It has also been submitted that charges have been framed in this case, and there is a male child who is quite minor, with no one to take care of him. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 08.12.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 547 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) niku/- U T