Patna High Court
Vishal KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Vishal Kumar was arrested in connection with a dowry‑death case (Karpi PS Case No. 79/2025) alleged under Sections 80, 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution alleges he killed his wife for dowry, while the petitioner contends he was working in Rajasthan at the time of the incident and was falsely implicated. He has been in custody since 23‑05‑2025 and claims a clean antecedent. He applied for regular bail, undertaking to cooperate with the trial. The Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail, but the court, after considering the facts, allowed the bail application, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused in a dowry‑death case under the B.N.S. and Dowry Prohibition Act.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 3(5), 80, 85
- Dowry Prohibition Act — s. 3, 4
Subjects
- bail
- dowry death
- regular bail
- Dowry Prohibition Act
- B.N.S.
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26024 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-79 Year-2025 Thana- KARPI District- Arwal
======================================================
Vishal Kumar Son of Sidhnath Bhagat @ Bhaglu Bhagat Resident of Village-
Lodipur, P.S.- Karpi, District- Arwal, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
======================================================
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ramakant Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shyam Kumar Singh, APP
======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 20-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Karpi
P.S. Case No. 79/2025 registered for the offences punishable
under Sections 80, 85 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 3/ 4 of
Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is accused of
killing his wife for demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
present case. It is next submitted that the petitioner was working
in Rajasthan and was not present at the place of occurrence
when the deceased committed suicide. Learned counsel further
submits that the charge-sheet has been submitted under Section
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26024 of 2026(2) dt.20-04-2026
2/2
108 B.N.S. by the learned Magistrate. Learned counsel further
submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he is in custody
since 23.05.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the
case/ trial.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer
for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, this application for regular bail is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be
released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Additional Session Judge-I, Arwal
/concerned Court below in connection with Karpi P.S. Case No.
79/2025.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-
U T
Checking your session…