Brush Kewat @ Kshitij Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71544 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2025 Thana- RAHUI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Brush Kewat @ Kshitij Kumar S/O Kameshwar Kewat R/O VillageMandilpur, P.S.- Rahui, Dist.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renuka Ratnakar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the prosecution case, marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Balram Kewat in the year 2020 thereafter, it is alleged that this petitioner along with other F.I.R. named accused persons killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus allegation. Petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71544 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. Petitioner is simply victim of over implication. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 27.04.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate-III, Biharsharif, Nalanda in connection with Rahui P. S. Case No. 224 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T