Rahul Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29725 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-432 Year-2025 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== Rahul Sharma S/O Suman Thakur @ Suman Sharma R/O Village - Dhanwan, P.S- Hisua, Distt.- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 432 of 2025 dated 24.07.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 80(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of being involved in committing murder of the Informant's daughter for nonfulfillment of dowry-demand.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the F.I.R. The petitioner is the Bhaisur (brother-in-law) of the deceased. It is submitted that altogether six persons have been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29725 of 2026(3) dt.24-06-2026 2/3 named in the F.I.R. out of whom five persons have been taken into judicial custody and four persons have already been granted regular bail. As against the petitioner, there is nothing specific against him while his wife has already been taken into custody. It is next submitted that the petitioner works at Ludhiyana in a tyre company and was not present at the time of occurrence. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering that the allegation made against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature and the fact that the husband of the deceased is still under judicial custody and, as also, the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Nawada in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 432 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29725 of 2026(3) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T