Shyam Nath Ram @ Shyam Nath @ Ram Nath Das v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74066 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-351 Year-2025 Thana- GARDANIBAG District- Patna ====================================================== Shyam Nath Ram @ Shyam Nath @ Ram Nath Das S/o Late Sant Ram R/o Village- New Jakkanpur, P.S.- Jakkanpur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3⁄4 D.P. Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that his daughter was married to Monu about seven years back and out of the wedlock, three children were born, further after marriage, the accused persons used to torture his daughter for dowry, next alleges that about 8 days back, the victim was threatened that she will be ousted from her matrimonial home, further alleges that on 22.06.2025 at 4.15 P.M., he received an information from Monu that his daughter died, accordingly, he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74066 of 2025(5) dt.15-05-2026 2/3 reached the place of occurrence when her maternal grand daughter disclosed that victim was killed by her uncle, aunt and grandfather.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that informant is not an eyewitness to the occurrence and from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that maternal grand daughter disclosed that victim was killed by uncle, aunt and grandfather. It is further submitted that the marriage of the deceased with Monu was performed about 7 years back and in these seven years, no case ever came to be instituted either by the deceased or the informant alleging torture or non-fulfillment of dowry demand. It is further submitted that inquest report recorded that the death was due to hanging as such it appears that the victim committed suicide.
It is further submitted that whenever any dispute arises in between the husband and the wife and the occurrence of the nature as alleged takes place, the entire family members are implicated in a mechanical manner with general and omnibus allegation.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74066 of 2025(5) dt.15-05-2026 3/3 trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Gardanibagh P.S. Case No.351/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T