Pradip Kumar @ Pradip SahversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.308 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2025 Thana- MAHISHI District- Saharsa
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                 Pradip Kumar @ Pradip Sah S/o Late- Ramchandra Sah, R/o Village-
                 Mahisarho, P.S- Mahishi, Dist- Saharsa, Bihar.

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner
                                                        Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar.
           2.    Laxmi Devi Wife of Pradip Sah, Resident of Village- Mahisarho, P.S.-
                 Mahishi, Saharsa.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Parties
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   17-06-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                   2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in

                   connection with Mahishi P.S. Case No. 149 of 2025 dated

                   15.05.2025, registered for the offences punishable under

                   Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 76, 85, 352 and 351(2) read with

                   Section 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the

                   Dowry Prohibition Act.

                                   3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is the

                   husband of the informant and allegation against the petitioner

                   and his family members is that they had been demanding Rs.

                   5,00,000/- in dowry and a Bullet motorcycle from the father of
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          the informant. On non-fulfillment of this demand, the informant

          was being tortured and ultimately the petitioner and other co-

          accused persons burnt the whole body of the informant by an

          iron-rod.

                          4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

          petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely

          been implicated in the present case. The petitioner neither

          demanded any dowry nor burnt the body of the informant with

          iron-rod. The informant somehow received the injuries and

          falsely implicated the petitioner and his family members.

          Moreover, injury report shows only simple injuries though

          caused by hard and blunt hot substance. Learned counsel next

          submits that petitioner is having clean antecedent and

          chargesheet has been submitted. Learned counsel lastly submits

          that petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2025 and have been

          sufficiently penalized.

                          5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State

          vehemently opposes the submissions made on behalf of the

          petitioner and submits that injury report clearly shows the

          informant was scalded by the petitioner with hot iron-rod and

          considering his beastly conduct he does not deserve bail.

                          6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
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                    submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the

                    submission of chargesheet and petitioner’s period of custody,

                    the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail,

                    on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand

                    Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                    satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa /

                    concerned Court, in connection with Mahishi P.S. Case No.

                    149 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section

                    480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

                                    (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the

                    petitioner.

                                    (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and

                    every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned

                    trial Court.

                                    (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates

                    or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the

                    petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.



                                                                   (Arun Kumar Jha, J)

Shahnawaz/-

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