Ganesh Kumar @ Ganesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-351 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== Ganesh Kumar @ Ganesh Kumar Singh son of Shyam Bahadur Singh R/o Village -Hejalpur PS- Basatpur District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Diwakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner in this application prays for bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Nawada Nagar P.S. Case no.351 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his sister who was married to the petitioner in the year 2024 was tortured, abused and assaulted by the petitioner herein who was in an extra marital relationship and as a result of the same, she committed suicide on 31.3.2025.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the husband of the deceased. The allegation of torture, abuse and assault etc. are all false and concocted. It is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67842 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 further submitted that there is a delay of six days in lodging of the FIR without any reasonable explanation having been furnished. The reason of the deceased committing suicide is the fact that a departmental proceeding had been started against her and which led to her being under immense pressure as a result of which she committed suicide. The allegation of the petitioner being in an extra marital relationship are all false and concocted. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in the FIR, the petitioner being the husband of the deceased who committed suicide within two years of the marriage together with the direct allegations against him in the FIR, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail and the application is rejected.
7. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the learned Court below within a period of four weeks.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T