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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./49553/2026bail granted

Shushil Ram @ Shushila Ram @ Sushil Kumar @ Aditya Raj v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-22Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49553 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2026 Thana- NAWANAGAR District- Buxar ====================================================== Shushil Ram @ Shushila Ram @ Sushil Kumar @ Aditya Raj S/o Harinath Ram R/o vill - Turaon Khas, P.S.- Nawanagar, Dist- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Shankar Pathak, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that daughter of the informant has been done to death by her husband and inlaws for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry made by them.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49553 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is brother-in-law of the deceased. It is next submitted that no specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner and he is also separate in mess and business from the husband of the deceased. It is further submitted that husband of the deceased is in custody. The petitioner is in custody since 04.06.2026 and has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T