Deepak Kumar @ Dipak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42196 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2026 Thana- DEWARIA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Dipak Kumar S/O Rajeshwar Bhagat R/O Vishunpur Sariya, PS- Dewariya, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Bela Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER 28-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Deoria P.S. case No. 56 of 2026, instituted for the offences under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the marriage of the victim Pushpa Kumari was solemnized with the petitioner in the month of November, 2022. On 27.02.2026, the petitioner called informant's sister namely Parmila Devi that either he or his wife (deceased) would survive. On 28.02.2026, the informant come to know by his relative that her sister has died. When informant arrived at the home of his sister then saw his sister was lying dead on the bed and he found mark on her neck.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has committed no offence. She further submits that although there was quarrel in the family of the petitioner had never actuated her to commit suicide. The counsel also submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 28.02.2026.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. He further submits that from the perusal of the case diary, it is quite evident that all the witnesses have supported the incident.
6. Having heard the parties and perused the case diary as well as Post-mortem report, the Post-mortem report indicates that wife of the petitioner died due to asphyxia as a result of hanging, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.
7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.
8. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.
9. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew the prayer for grant of bail before the Trial Court if the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42196 of 2026(3) dt.28-07-2026 3/3 trial is not concluded within a period of six months from today. If any such application is filed before the learned court below, the court concerned shall consider the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.
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