Nitish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83089 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2025 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Nitish Kumar S/O Ram Chandra Das R/O Sankh Mubarakpur, ward no. 07, PS-Mufassil, Distt-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(1) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the sister of the informant was married to the petitioner on 28.11.2023. It is further alleged that she was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand. On 25.05.2025 at 12:30 P.M. the informant was informed that the deceased has hanged herself. When the informant went there, he found that his sister has died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there is no allegation that the deceased was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand just before her death. It has also been submitted that no ante-mortem injury except the ligature mark has been found by the Doctors

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83089 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 conducting post-mortem. It has also been submitted that the deceased was suffering from bipolar disorder and she had frequent mood swings and due to that disorder she has committed suicide. From perusal of the post-mortem report it is clear that there is only one black depressed ligature mark and no other external injury was found on any part of the body of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and is in judicial custody since 25.05.2025.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Begusarai Mufassil P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Begusarai.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T