Anish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48892 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-398 Year-2024 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Anish Kumar S/O Naresh Sah @ Naresh Kumar Sah R/O Village- Khokhsa, PS- Dalsingsarai, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Siya Ram Sahi, Sr. Adv.

Mr.Anirudh Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. J. N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 In pursuance of the order dated 07-01-2026, the investigating officer is present in the court and produced the suicide note of Manisha Kumari in a sealed cover.

2. Perused the suicide note and returned the same to the investigating officer.

3. The personal appearance of the investigating officer is dispensed with.

4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

5. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Dalsinghsarai P.S. Case No. 398 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section-302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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6. According to allegation, the deceased was married to the petitioner according to Hintu rites and rituals. She was appointed as a teacher in the Primary School, Monika and she was residing with her husband in a rented house in village, Monika. The husband (petitioner) suspected her relation with someone else. Later on, the informant came to know from his elder sister who was residing in Kolkata that the deceased was shot dead.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has been implicated in this case. The father-in-law of the deceased and one Lalan who supplied the pistol, have been granted bail. Learned counsel has also submitted that it is not a case of murder rather it is a case of suicide because the suicide note was recovered at the disclosure of the petitioner.

8. On the other hand, Mr. J. N. Thakur, learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that in the postmortem, the fire-arm injury was found on the dead body. The petitioner is husband of the deceased who confessed his guilt and on his disclosure, pistol, whereby murder was committed, was recovered. Mr. Thakur has also submitted that the suicide note was forcibly obtained before murder of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48892 of 2025(9) dt.22-01-2026 3/3 deceased which transpires from confessional statement of the petitioner. In his confessional statement, the petitioner has stated that he purchased a pistol and cartridges from Lalan and he committed murder of his wife. Before commission of murder, he forcibly got written a suicide note from his wife.

9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of bail and accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T