Mandeep Singh @ Mandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79530 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Mandeep singh @ Mandeep Kumar S/O Rampravesh singh @ Pravesh Singh Resident of Village Bajedpur, P.S. Tekari, District- Gaya. 2.

Sushma Singh @ Kalawati Devi Wife of Pramod Singh @ Pramod Kumar Singh @ Pramod Kumar. Resident of Village-Lakhipur Koli, P.O. Phatehpur, P.S. Gaurichak, District- Patna.

3.

Pramod Singh @ Pramod Kumar Singh @ Pramod Kumar Son of Late Sudarshan Singh Resident of Village-Lakhipur Koli, P.O. Phatehpur, P.S. Gaurichak, District- Patna.

4.

Sonali Kumari Wife of Late Sushil Kumar Singh, D/o Pramod Singh (@ Pramod Kumar Singh @ Pramod Kumar. Resident of Village-Lakhipur Koli, P.O. Phatehpur, P.S. Gaurichak, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Laxmi Devi Wife of Pramod Singh Resident of Village- Mirabigha, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Rajdeep, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 3(5) of BNS.

3. As per FIR, petitioner abetted the son of the informant who is the husband of petitioner no. 4 to

2/4 commit suicide. It appears out of FIR that relation of petitioner no. 4 with deceased son of informant was not healthy and demand was raised collectively by petitioners to return gift worth of Rs. 15 lakh which was given on occasion of marriage.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioner no. 1 is fufa (paternal uncle) of petitioner no. 4, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law, petitioner no. 3 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 4 is wife of the deceased. It is submitted that admittedly the husband of petitioner no. 4 committed suicide in his own house. It is pointed out that allegation of abetment in the background of demand of returning gifts given on the occasion of marriage is not convincing. It is submitted that the cause assigned to abet suicide appears very remote having no direct nexus. It is pointed out that act of petitioner are not so direct or active which may force the son of the informant to commit suicide without leaving no option, particularly, in the background

3/4 on matrimonial discord, where he received notice from women commission as pressed by petitioner no. 4/ wife. In support of his submission learned counsel relied upon the legal report of Hon'ble Supreme Court as available through Gurucharan Singh vs. State of Punjab reported in (2017) 1 SCC 433. It is further submitted that other in-laws were granted bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 57176 of 2025 vide order dated 27.08.2025. While concluding arguments, it is submitted that petitioners claimed clean antecedent.

5 Learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that all petitioners including petitioner no. 4 who is the wife of deceased son of the informant pressed heavily to return cash of Rs. 15 lakh against the gift. It is submitted that son of the informant committed suicide on the same day he received notice from women commission. It is also submitted that whenever the son of

4/4 the informant visited parental home of petitioner no. 4 he was abused and assaulted and asked to commit suicide.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as the allegation prima-facie appears remotely connected with crime in question, accordingly all above-named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, are directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Jehanabad /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T