Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78375 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-621 Year-2024 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Raju Kumar Son of Sri Ajay Singh Village- Fatehpur PS- Fatehpur Dist -Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar 2.
Sunil Kumar Kashyap Son of Late Ambika Singh Resident of villageKalaunda, ps- Nemdarganj, Dist-Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nand Kumar, A.P.P.
For the Informant :
Mr. Diwakar, Ms. Priya Kumari, Ms. Saheeba Naz, Mr. Deepak Kumar, Mr. Abhishek, Advocates ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Fathepur P. S. Case No. 621 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. It is a case of dowry death. As per the prosecution case, marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with this petitioner six years ago and thereafter it is alleged that this petitioner along with other accused persons killed the daughter of the informant, due to non-fulfillment of dowry of four-wheeler.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78375 of 2025(4) dt.13-03-2026 2/2 petitioner happens to be husband of the deceased and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner never demanded any dowry nor harassed the deceased.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific allegation against him that he along with other accused persons killed the deceased, due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, by poisoning her.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased, who died within seven years of marriage in unnatural circumstances, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T