Patna High CourtCR. MISC./84261/2025bail rejected

Rajnish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-22Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84261 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-359 Year-2025 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Rajnish Kumar Son of Ramavatar Ravidas @ Ramavatar Das Resident of Village- Dharampur, P.S.- Fatehpur, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priya Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case, registered for the offence under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. It is a case of 'Dowry Death'. As per F.I.R., the daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner on 19.04.2024 and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons including petitioner for dowry and ultimately, she was killed by the accused persons by strangulation.

4. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. Informant is not eye-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84261 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026 2/2 witness to the occurrence. Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor committed any torture to the deceased. In fact, the deceased herself committed suicide by hanging and no such occurrence, as alleged in the F.I.R., took place.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail petition and submits that petitioner is husband of deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him of committing torture and demanding dowry of Rs. 5 Lakhs. Postmortem report shows that cause of death is Asphyxia and shock due to hanging. Deceased has died in an unnatural circumstances within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home.

6. Considering the nature and gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T