Patna High Court
Pintu KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The bail application was dismissed, and the petitioner was denied regular bail.
Summary
Petitioner Pintu Kumar applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that he was falsely implicated in the dowry‑death of his wife. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with other accused, killed the deceased for non‑payment of dowry. The petitioner contended that he never demanded dowry, did not torture the deceased, and that she had committed suicide; he also highlighted his clean antecedents and his custody since 4 August 2025. The State opposed bail, citing the post‑mortem report that showed multiple injuries on the deceased. The Court, considering the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who died under unnatural circumstances, rejected the bail application and directed the trial court to expedite the trial within a year.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner accused of dowry death under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 3(5), 80(2)
- Dowry Prohibition Act — s. 3, 4
Subjects
- dowry death
- bail
- criminal procedure
- marital homicide
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Dowry Prohibition Act
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4024 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2025 Thana- MANER District- Patna
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Pintu Kumar Son of Naval Rai Resident of Village- Ganga Tola Lodipur, P.S.-
Maner, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Maner P. S. Case No. 229 of 2025 registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita and 3/ 4 of the D. P Act.
3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the
daughter of informant was solemnized with this petitioner in the
year 2018 and thereafter it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named
accused persons including this petitioner killed the daughter of
informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner
never demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. As a
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matter of fact, deceased herself committed suicide. Petitioner
claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 04.08.2025 .
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed
the bail application and submitted that as per post-mortem
report, multiple injuries were found on the body of the
deceased.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact
that petitioner is husband of the deceased who died in her
matrimonial house, under unnatural circumstances, prayer for
bail of the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, since petitioner is in custody since
04.08.2025 , Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the
trial, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of
receipt/production of copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-
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