Akhilesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31921 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-657 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Akhilesh Ram Son of Punjabi Ram @ Panjabi Ram Resident of VillageChochahi Chappra, P.S.- Paroo, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026 Heard Mr. Prasoon Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel for the Informant and Dr. Indiwar Kumari, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 21.12.2025, in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 657 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 20.12.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and cause death due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case merely on the ground that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31921 of 2026(3) dt.08-07-2026 2/3 petitioner is husband of the deceased. He further submits that from perusal of the F.I.R. it appears that there is no specific allegation of any assault or overt act or demand of dowry attributed against the petitioner rather there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including the petitiner. In fact, the deceased has committed suicide herself.

5. Learned counsel for the Informant as well as learned APP for the State, on the other hand, vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that victim has died in her matrimonial home within two years of her marriage. The inquest report shows strangulation as a reason for cause of death and the same is in consonance with the postmortem report and apart from aforesaid a number of ante mortem injury was found on the person of the deceased including abrasions of different sizes were also found over the back of chest and one ligature mark over neck between chin and thyroid cartilage passing obliquely and absent over back of neck.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as medical evidence (postmortem report), I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 657 of 2025 pending in the Court of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31921 of 2026(3) dt.08-07-2026 3/3 learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Muzaffarpur (West).

7. Prayer is refused.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U