Arun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57112 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2024 Thana- GADHPURA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Arun Kumar S/o Shankar Pal R/o Village- Baluaaha, Ward No. 10, P.S.- Gadhpura, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Prabhat For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case, registered for the offence under Sections 80(2), 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. It is a case of 'Dowry Death'. As per F.I.R., the daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner on 30.11.2023 and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons including petitioner for dowry and lastly, on 06.10.2024, the informant received an information that her daughter has been killed by the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been made accused in this case merely because he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57112 of 2025(4) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 happens to be husband of the deceased. Informant is not eyewitness to the occurrence. Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor committed torture to the deceased. In fact, the deceased herself committed suicide by consuming poison and no such occurrence, as alleged in the F.I.R., took place.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail petition and submits that petitioner is husband of deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him of committing torture and demanding dowry. Deceased died in an unnatural circumstances within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home.

6. Considering the nature and gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T