Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.92007 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2025 Thana- ISLAMPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/o Hira Singh @ Hira Lal Singh Resident of VillageMadhopur, P.S.- Islampur, District- Nalanda- 801303 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate Ms. Riya Raj, Advocate Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Amar Shakti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 80(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that daughter of the informant has been done to death at her matrimonial house by her in-laws due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 11.11.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.92007 of 2025(3) dt.11-03-2026 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. There is no specific allegation attributed to the petitioner, rather allegation is general and omnibus in nature. Postmortem report suggests the cause of death as asphyxia due to hanging. It is further submitted that the case is committed to the Court of Session. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 09.10.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 71154 of 2025. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and there being no specific allegation against the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.92007 of 2025(3) dt.11-03-2026 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T