Gourav Kumar @ Bunty @ Bunty Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86147 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2025 Thana- JAMUI District- Jamui ====================================================== Gourav Kumar @ Bunty @ Bunty Kumar Son of Arvind Mandal R/o Village - Harnarayanpur, P.S. - Jamui, Dist. - Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Sharda Kumari, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(2), 80, 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. It is a case of dowry death. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his daughter was solemnized with co-accused Saurabh Kumar on 12.06.2022 as per Hindu rites and rituals and thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed torture and harassment with the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, on 10.06.2025, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim and concealed the dead body in a pit.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86147 of 2025(2) dt.09-02-2026 2/2 is brother-in-law of the deceased and he is simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and 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 since 10.10.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail application.
6. Considering 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No. 319 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) BNSS.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T