Priya Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63435 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.
Priya Kumari W/O Late Sonu Kumar Resident of Village- Bhareti, P.S.- Wazirganj, District- Gaya, Bihar 2.
Bebi Devi @ Mamta Devi W/O Vipin Kumar R/O Vill.- Goni, P.O.- Bhadokhara, P.S.- Mufassil, Dist.- Nawada, Bihar 3.
Juhi Kumari D/O Vipin Kumar R/O Vill.- Goni, P.O.- Bhadokhara, P.S.- Mufassil, Dist.- Nawada, Bihar 4.
Jayprakash @ Jayprakash Kumar S/O Vipin Kumar @ Vipin Singh R/O Vill.- Goni, P.O.- Bhadokhara, P.S.- Mufassil, Dist.- Nawada, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amit Anand For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and later on, Section 108/3(5) of B.N.S. were added.
3. As per prosecution case, marriage of informant's son Sonu Kumar (deceased) was solemnized with Priya Kumari (petitioner no. 1) and it is alleged that after one month of marriage, Priya Kumari went to her parent's home and took away all her jewelries, clothes and other stuffs with her. It is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63435 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 2/3 further alleged that son of the informant was also residing at his in-laws home from the last six months, where behaviour of his in-laws members with him was not cordial. It is further alleged that on 29.01.2025 at about 07:00 P.M., the informant got an information that his son has committed suicide. The informant suspects that these petitioners along with co-accused Bipin Singh have killed his son.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the prosecution case, as set out in the F.I.R., is absolutely false and baseless. Informant is not eye-witness to the occurrence and has raised only suspicion against these petitioners. Informant's son was peacefully residing with his in-laws family members on account of issues at his parent's house. As a matter of fact, the deceased was ousted from his parent's house, due to his inability to meet the demands of his parents. The deceased committed suicide out of frustration. In the post-mortem report also, the cause of death is Asphyxia due to hanging. Petitioner no. 1 is wife, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law, petitioner no. 3 is sisterin-law and petitioner no. 4 is brother-in-law of the deceased and have got clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63435 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 3/3
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Nawada Town P.S. Case No. 106 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T