Deepak Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79991 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2025 Thana- ISHUPUR BARAHAT District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Deepak Kumar Sah, aged about 35 years, S/o- Vasudev Sah @ Basudev Sah Vill- Pyalapur PS- Ishipur Barahat District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 108, 85 and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, it is a case of dowry death of the deceased, namely, Chanda Devi due to nonfulfilment of dowry demand by the petitioner and his family members.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to family dispute. He next submits that from perusal of the case diary, it appears that the dispute arose due to the domestic dispute and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79991 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 2/2 no allegation of abetment has been made against the petitioner and he has falsely been dragged in this case as stated in para-8 of the petition. He next submits that there is no eye witness of the alleged occurrence and no one has seen the petitioner at the place of occurrence. Petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition and he is in custody since 15.04.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. In view of the aforesaid facts as also the fact that since there is no eye witness as alleged in the FIR and the petitioner is in custody for more than eight months, so let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Bhagalpur in connection with Sessions Trial No.667 of 2025 in connection with Ishipur (Barahat) P.S. Case No. 53 of 2025.
(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T