Vinod Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78337 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2025 Thana- PAUTHU District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Vinod Yadav S/O Sitaram Yadav R/O Village- Rampur, P.S- Pauthu, Distt.- Aurangabad (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Rakesh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 85, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Rakesh Kumar in the year 2025 and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, killed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and he is simply victim of overimplication. Allegation against petitioner is general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78337 of 2025(3) dt.31-03-2026 2/2 omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody. As a matter of fact, deceased herself committed suicide and doctor has also opined the cause of death as Asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and 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 learned Sessions Judge, Aurangabad in connection with Pauthu P. S. Case No. 63 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) BNSS. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T