Satyam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32699 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2024 Thana- THALI District- Nawada ====================================================== Satyam Kumar S/o Lalan Pandey R/o Village- Mahugai, P.S.- Thali, DistrictNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80, 85, 115(2), 352, 351(30 (5) of the BNS and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the informant, namely, Sneha Kumari was married to Satyam Kumar on 11.05.2023 according to Hindu rituals. It is further alleged that her in-laws subjected her to cruelty for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry and even she was not allowed to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32699 of 2025(2) dt.22-05-2025 2/3 talk to her parents. It is further alleged that on 27.08.2024, informant received an information on phone that his daughter is ill and she is under treatment at Pawapuri Hospital, Nalanda. On this information, informant went there and from there she was referred to PMCH, Patna but on the way, she died. Hence, the present FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the real fact is that the deceased was pregnant and she died on account of complexity in pregnancy for which he has also annexed a post-mortem report which goes to show that the reason of death is due to Pervaginal bleeding. Moreover, the petitioner is a husband and is languishing in judicial custody since 19.10.2024 having no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Thali P.S. Case No. 217 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32699 of 2025(2) dt.22-05-2025 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U