Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64643 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2025 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kumar Sinha S/O Late Badri Lal R/O Village- Yashpur, P.S- Fatehpur, Distt.- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Neha kumari w/o Ravi kumar @Ravi kr. Sinha R/o vill- Yashpur , P.S.- Fatehpur Dist- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Heard the parties.
2.The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 240 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 326(g) of BNS.
3. As per FIR petitioner alleged to assault on head of the informant, who is none but the wife of the petitioner on intervening night on 01.02.2025 after hard exchange of words due to monetary dispute. It is further alleged that petitioner after putting house on fire also made an attempt to kill informant and their childrens.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64643 of 2025(8) dt.01-07-2026 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that out of normal matrimonial discord which surfaced due to expenditure of Rs. 1500/- upon instigation of parents and brother of the informant , present false case was lodged against petitioner, which is none but the husband. It is submitted that the house of petitioner was in fact put on fire by the informant herself to aggravate the allegation. It is argued that this fact can be gathered from FIR itself as after the occurrence dated 31.03.2026 the informant was in same house till 04.04.2025 and by that time no such occurrence took place and by the moment she proceed to police station to lodge FIR the house of informant which is also the house of the petitioner was alleged to put on fire by the petitioner. It is submitted that if petitioner had intention to kill the informant and her childrens then occurrence of mischief by fire should not be taken place after four days of cooling period.
5. It is further argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the witnesses during the investigation categorically stated that after the first occurrence dated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64643 of 2025(8) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 31.03.2025 the petitioner left his house and was remain traceless. In support of his submission learned counsel referred to para no. 9, 10 and 18 of the case diary. Petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.
6.Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as investigation prima-facie creates a doubt qua presence of petitioner at his own house, which alleged to put on fire on 04.04.2025, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Gaya /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 240 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T