Patna High Court
Vipul Kumar @ Bipul Kumar @ Bipul BhagatversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
Summary
The petitioners, Vipul Kumar and Vinita Kumari, were implicated in a case of abetment of suicide (IPC Sections 306 and 34) arising from the death of Rajiv, who allegedly hanged himself on 25.04.2022. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners had tortured and pressured Rajiv to marry Vinita, demanding compensation, which led to his mental stress and suicide. The petitioners contended that they were falsely implicated, had no direct evidence against them, and possessed clean antecedents. The State opposed their request for anticipatory bail. The High Court, after considering the submissions, allowed the anticipatory bail application, directing release on bail with a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) of the CrPC and Section 482 of the BNSS.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- Whether the material on record justifies denial of bail in a case of alleged abetment of suicide under IPC Sections 306 and 34.
Legislation cited
- BNSS — s. 482
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- abetment of suicide
- IPC 306
- IPC 34
- bail bond
- Criminal Procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45405 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2022 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali
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1. Vipul Kumar @ Bipul Kumar @ Bipul Bhagat S/o Rajeshwar Bhagat R/o
vill - Hariharpur, P.S. - Sadar Hajipur, Distt.- Vaishali
2. Vinita Kumari D/o Rajeshwar Bhagat R/o vill - Hariharpur, P.S. - Sadar
Hajipur, Distt.- Vaishali
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Priyesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Meena Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
6 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in
connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 133 of 2022 registered for
the offence under Sections 306, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, Informant Mahendra
Bhagat reported that on 25.04.2022, his son Rajiv committed
suicide by hanging. Accused Vipul Kumar and Vinita Kumari
allegedly tortured and abetted his suicide by pressurizing the
already-married Rajiv to marry Vinita Kumari, threatening him
and demanding compensation, causing him severe mental stress.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for
the petitioners that the petitioners are innocent and they have
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falsely been implicated in this case. It is next submitted that
petitioner no. 1 is the brother of petitioner no. 2 who was talking to
the deceased on mobile phone who was a married person having
two children. Learned counsel lastly submits that the deceased had
committed suicide and there is no direct evidence or material
against the petitioners. Petitioners have clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is
allowed.
7. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of
their arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within
four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond
of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur/ concerned Court below in
connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 133 of 2022, subject to the
conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-
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