Rahul Kumar Sah @ Rahul Kumar Sahu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27120 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-362 Year-2024 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Sah @ Rahul Kumar Sahu S/O Shivnath Sah @ Shivnath Sahu R/O vill.- Dhobgama, P.S.- Keoti, Dist.- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Tulsi Kumari W/O Rahul Kumar Sah @ Rahul Kumar Sahu, D/O Bechan Sah R/O vill.- Belwara, P.S.- Keoti, Dist.- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Baidyanath Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 28-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 362 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 86, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 3⁄4 of the DP Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is to commit mental and physical cruelty upon informant along with his family members/parents due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry as raised for Rs. 1,51,000/- in cash and gold for starting business.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27120 of 2026(2) dt.28-04-2026 2/3 behalf of the petitioner that informant is under habit of lodging false case, just to harrass the petitioner and his family members. It is submitted that prior to lodging this case another case punishable under Section 498-A of the IPC was lodged by informant which was registered as Darbhanga Mahila P.S. Case No. 33 of 2022, where petitioner and his family members are on bail, subsequently after passing sometime again informant lodged the present case. It is submitted that with same allegation parents and family members of petitioner were granted bail by learned trial court, itself. It is submitted that FIR in issue was lodged after 8 months of the occurrence i.e., for the occurrence dated 02.02.2024, FIR was lodged on 25.10.2024.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as FIR in issue was lodged with a delay of 8 months, coupled with the fact with the same allegations in previous case accused being in-laws were granted anticipatory bail by learned trial court, itself, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27120 of 2026(2) dt.28-04-2026 3/3 arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Darbhanga/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 362 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482(2) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T