Praveen Kumar @ Rocky v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65345 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2025 Thana- BIHAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Praveen Kumar @ Rocky S/o- Jungbahadur Prasad R/o- Bajrachak Ps- Katri Sarai Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Srivastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Biharsharif P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of BNS.

3. The informant alleges that his daughter Premlata Sinha got married with the petitioner on 30.04.2025 and lived with him in a rented house at Biharsharif. On 14.05.2025, the petitioner informed the informant about her death. It is alleged that due to dowry demands and atrocities inflicted by the petitioner and his family members, her death was caused within 14 days of her marriage.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. Though the petitioner is husband of the deceased but the FIR itself shows that there is no allegation of demand of dowry or torture against the petitioner. That allegation is against Swaraj Babu,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65345 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 Jungbahadur Prasad, Sila Devi, Kranti Devi and Amresh Prasad. The petitioner is the person who informed the family members of the deceased when she committed suicide. The petitioner is under custody since 15.05.2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Biharsharif P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

7. The petitioner shall physically appear before the learned court below on each and every date. In case of failure on two consecutive dates, unless he is prevented by extremely adverse circumstances, the learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) kundan/- U T