Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54214 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2024 Thana- Piplawa District- Patna ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Son of Ramayan Yadav R/O Baliyaban, P.S.- Piplawan, Distt.- Patna, Bihar- 801109 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Yashraj Bardhan, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Satyam, Adv.
Mr. Prakash Raj, Adv.
Mr.Harsh Kaushal, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Pipalwan P.S. Case No. 126 of 2024 dated 12.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 137(2), 140(1), 140(3), 85, 351(2) &(3) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant's daughter was married to one Sonu Kumar in the year 2013 whereafter she was being tortured for dowry and three children were born out of the wedlock. It is further alleged that even after the death of the husband of the informant's daughter, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54214 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 2/3 petitioner and the co-accused persons started harassing the informant's daughter. On 12.09.2024, the informant got an information that his daughter was killed and her dead body was missing. It is further alleged that three children of the informant's daughter were also missing.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the brother-in-law (devar) of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. It is further submitted that all the three minor children of the deceased have already been recovered and they are presently residing at their paternal home. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. The co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by the Coordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 27.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 32402/2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54214 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 3/3 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court concerned, Danapur in connection with Pipalwa P.S. Case No. 126 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with further condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. This application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T