Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38629 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-816 Year-2024 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Vishal Kumar Son of Late Dhananjay Yadav @ Late Dhananjay Rai R/O VillKunjwa, P.S.- Bihata, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. M.N. Parvat, Sr. Advocate.

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026

1. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No.816/2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is son of late Dhananjay. It is further submitted that the son of the informant, namely, Avinash was having an affair with the daughter of Dhananjay. It is next submitted that on 29.08.2024, Avinash received a call and thereafter left his home but did not return in the night and later when a search was made, the dead body of Avinash along with the daughter of late Dhananjay was found in a dilapidated house of Dhananjay.

4. At this stage, the learned APP submits that it is a case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38629 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 of honour killing and during the course of investigation, petitioner was arrested and he confessed about his participation in the occurrence. It is also submitted that the T-shirt of the petitioner was found by the FSL team, in the house of the petitioner lest with blood. It is next submitted that trial has started and three witnesses have been examined. It is also submitted that if privilege of regular bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner may abscond or try to tamper with the evidence.

5. Learned Senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner does not dispute the said submission of the learned APP but then submits that confessional statement in police custody does not have any evidentiary value and the T-shirt, which was found in the house of the petitioner shall have to stand the scrutiny of the trial but then fairly submits that trial has commenced.

6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that trial has commenced, the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

7. The regular bail application of the petitioner is rejected.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T