Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81248 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- BIKRAM District- Patna ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Son of Rajnath Singh R/o Village - Udarchak, P.S.- Bikram, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Niwas Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehend his arrest in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025 instituted under Sections 80, 238 & 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, the accused persons including the petitioner committed dowry death of the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and he has no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. He submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81248 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 that the minor children of the deceased are with the father-inlaw and mother-in-law of the deceased who are taking care of them. He further submits that the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody since 30.10.2025. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial and investigation and also undertakes not to temper with the evidence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-VI, Danapur, Patna in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) AjayMishra/- U T