Suraj Kumar Singh @ Suraj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45963 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2025 Thana- TIKAPATTI District- Purnia ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Singh @ Suraj Singh S/o Vinod Singh Resident of villageSimra, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Tikapatti, District_-Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard Mr. Amit Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case No.27 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 61(2) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the informant, namely, Mala Devi was married to the petitioner in the year 2020. She was having one son and a daughter out of the wedlock. On 15.02.2025, the niece of the informant informed that the daughter of the informant has been hanged. It is further alleged that after the marriage of the deceased, she was being subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though petitioner is the husband of the deceased but from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45963 of 2025(3) dt.15-09-2025 2/2 perusal of para-9 of the diary, it transpires that the sister of the deceased has stated in her statement before the police that 20-25 days ago, the petitioner has gone to Punjab with his father for his livelihood. It is alleged that he was not calling the deceased and whenever the call was made, he used to abuse her. It is further stated that from perusal of the post-mortem as well, it transpires that the cause of death is asphyxia and shock. However, exact cause of death was reserved for want of histopathological examination.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st, Purnea in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case No.27 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sanjay/- U T