Patna High Court

Ajay Kumar @ Pannalal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 17 April 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The court refused to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Ajay Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Section 108 of the B.N.S., alleging a clean antecedent and claiming false implication by the informant. The informant alleged that the petitioner threatened a married woman, leading to her daughter's suicide. The petitioner argued that the victim's suicide was unrelated to his actions and that the mother of the deceased could be falsely implicating him. The State opposed bail, stating the mother’s complaint is unlikely to be false and that the suicide is linked to the petitioner’s alleged conduct. After hearing both sides, the court declined to grant bail, directing that the petitioner may reapply after the charge is framed.

Issues considered

Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 108 of the B.N.S. in light of the alleged threat and the victim's daughter's suicide

Legislation cited

B.N.S. — s. 108

Subjects

bail
Section 108
suicide
false implication
criminal procedure
regular bail
high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11011 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2025 Thana- PALIGANJ District- Patna
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                 Ajay Kumar @ Pannalal Kumar S/o Late Suddheshwar Prasad @
                 Suddheshwar Sao R/o Amarpura, P.S.- Paliganj, P.O.- Makhmilpur, District-
                 Patna, Bihar- 801110

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Kuldeep Thakur
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms.Pushpa Sinha
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   17-04-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks bail in Paliganj P. S. Case No.

                   124 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section

                   108 of the B.N.S.

                                3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is in custody

                   since 24.11.2025. It is next submitted that informant alleges that

                   on 05.03.2025 at 9.30 A.M. when petitioner came to her house

                   and started shouting banging the door. Further, the petitioner

                   asked the victim to come out of the house, but she refused on

                   which the petitioner threatened that if she will not come with

                   him, he will defame her and ruined her married life and will
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11011 of 2026(3) dt.17-04-2026
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          come again next day and again ridicule her in front of 10-15

          persons. Further, on account of insult meted out, her daughter

          committed suicide by hanging.

                       4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

          informant. It is further submitted that petitioner and the victim

          were known to each other being neighbour and the victim was

          married to another person, as such, the victim out of anger

          committed suicide, but then, informant for reasons best known

          implicated the petitioner.

                       5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the regular bail application

          and submits that the case has been instituted by mother of the

          deceased and it does not appear probable that mother would

          falsely implicate the petitioner, but then, it is fairly submitted

          that victim committed suicide, on which, the learned counsel

          appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that whether

          victim committed suicide on account of humiliation meted out

          by the petitioner or for some other reason is a matter of trial.

                       6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties,

          the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

                       7. The prayer of the petitioner for regular bail stands

          rejected.
               Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11011 of 2026(3) dt.17-04-2026
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                                      8. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to

                         renew his prayer for bail after framing of charge.



                                                   (Satyavrat Verma, J)
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