Sujit Kumar @ Sujit Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89608 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-961 Year-2025 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sujit Kumar @ Sujit Singh Son of Shiv Shankar Singh @ Shiva Shankar Sinha Resident of village - Baghi Harnarayan, P.S.- Maniyari, District - Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Akshay Tripathi, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 12-01-2026 Heard Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Akshay Tripathi, learned counsel for the Informant and Mr. Nagendra Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 961 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 21.09.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and caused death due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry .
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. Although, the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. but from perusal of the F.I.R. it appears that there is
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5. Learned counsel for the Informant as well as learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner having clean antecedent and there is no specific allegation against the petitioner and petitioner has been made accused merely on the ground that he is maternal uncle of the husband of the deceased, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.J.-V-cum-A.C.J.M. IV, Vaishali, Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 961 of 2025, subject to the conditions as
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(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T
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