Niwash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60227 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Niwash Kumar Son of Nand Kishor Mehta @ Kishori Mahto Resident of village -Koiry tola Amawan PS -Rajauli District- Nawada Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Saurav Barial , Advocate Mr. Ashish Shekhar , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP For OP No. 2 :
Mr. Kumari Sangitasingh, Advocate Mr. Vijay Prakash , Advocate Mr. rabi bhushan Pd. No. 1, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 126 ( 2 ), 115 ( 2 ), 109, 351 ( 2 ), 352 and 3 (5) of BNS.
3 . As per the prosecution case , informant namely , Rani Kumari alleged that she got married with this petitioner , Nivas Kumar on 19/12/25 and gift of Rs. 75 lakh and other items were given to this petitioner. After sometime of marriage ,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60227 of 2025(2) dt.04-09-2025 2/3 this petitioner along with other co-accused persons started torturing and harassing her for demand of dowry. It is further alleged that her husband was involved in immoral activities and also made objectionable videos of her and started threatening to circulate the same on social media . On 24.5.2025 , her husband and her in -laws assaulted her and pressurized her to bring more dowry (including a car) and she was also threatened with dire consequences.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is husband of informant allegation is absolutely false and concocted. At no point of time , this petitioner tortured or harassed the informant for dowry . He neither demand dowry nor involved in unnatural sex with informant or made any video of the incident. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that there is direct and specific allegation against this petitioner that he involved in unnatural sexwith informant and also made vide of the incident and thereafter continued to blackmail her. He also committed torture and harassment for dowry and also tried to kill her for nonfulfillment of the same .
6. Considering the heinous nature of allegation and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60227 of 2025(2) dt.04-09-2025 3/3 gravity of offence , prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T