Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40946 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRA District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Sonu Kumar Son of Sri Bharat Chaudhary Resident of village- Sorampur, Sheikhpura, P.O.- Sorampur, P.S.- Pipra, District- Patna 2.

Sanjay Kumar @ Lagten Kumar Son of Sri Bharat Chaudhary Resident of village- Sorampur, Sheikhpura, P.O.- Sorampur, P.S.- Pipra, District- Patna 3.

Rani Kumari @ Rani Devi D/o Sri Bharat Chaudhary W/o- Sri Sanoj Kumar, Resident of village- Purvi Unta, Jehanabad, P.O.- Jehanabad, P.S.- Jehanabad, District- Jehanabad 4.

Sanoj Kumar Son of Sri Umesh Prasad Chaudhary Resident of village- Purvi Unta, Jehanabad, P.O.- Jehanabad, P.S.- Jehanabad, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Umanath Mishra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 326, 341, 504, 506, 498A, 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per prosecution case, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed murder of the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40946 of 2025(7) dt.08-01-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are simply victims of over-implications merely because they are family members of the deceased. Petitioners are separate in mess and property. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the informant. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that they demanded dowry and committed murder of the deceased.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is refused.

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