Mohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22987 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2024 Thana- DELHA District- Gaya ====================================================== Mohit Kumar S/o Manoj Kumar Verma @ Manoj Kumar R/o Village- Nai Sadak, Andar Gaya, Maulaganj, P.S.- Vishnupad, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Delha P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, daughter of the informant was done to death by her in-laws for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22987 of 2025(3) dt.04-07-2025 2/3 Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is husband of the deceased and during investigation no specific allegation has been found against the petitioner. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that on perusal of paragraph no. 4 of the case diary, it appears that, the deceased has committed suicide in her room and the police has recovered her body by breaking the door of her room. It is further submitted that the petitioner has not made any demand of dowry from the deceased. The petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Delha P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22987 of 2025(3) dt.04-07-2025 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T