Pramod Shah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28744 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== Pramod shah son of Ram kumar sah Resident Of Village- Rampur Pandey Tola, Police Station -Bhagwanpur Hatt, District -Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Arun Kumar, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Ramchandra Singh, Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar Varma, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, marriage of sister of informant was solemnized with this petitioner about 17 years ago as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, harassed and tortured the victim due to non-fulfillment of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28744 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/3 demand of dowry and subsequently, committed her murder.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Even as per F.I.R., marriage of petitioner and the deceased occurred seventeen years ago and during the said period, no complain with regard to cruelty and harassment was made by the deceased. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he, along with his family members, committed murder of sister of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner is husband of the deceased who died unnatural death at her matrimonial house.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of deceased, who died unnatural death at her matrimonial house, the prayer for grant of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28744 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 3/3 anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T