Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28805 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-261 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Yadav S/o Rudal Yadav R/o Village - Khairwar, P.S. - Revilganj, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Harish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the sister of informant was solemnized with co-accused Lakshman Kumar Yadav @ Umesh Yadav in the year 2019. Thereafter, sister of the informant was subjected to torture and cruelty due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is alleged that on 07.08.2025, all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the sister of informant and disposed of the dead body with a view to destroy the evidence. On 08.08.2025, informant received a phone call regarding the murder of his sister wherein, her minor daughters disclosed about the incident.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28805 of 2026(3) dt.09-07-2026 2/2 petitioner is brother-in-law of the deceased and he is simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Revilganj P. S. Case No. 261 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T