Patna High Court
Arvind Kumar Sah @ Arvind SahversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The High Court granted bail to the petitioner subject to conditions under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Summary
Arvind Kumar Sah was arrested in a case registered under Sections 108, 3(5) and 120(B) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, based on allegations by an informant that he and co‑accused had tortured the informant's husband, forced the closure of his C.S.P. centre and that the husband subsequently committed suicide. The petitioner, a primary school teacher, contended that he had no involvement and that the accusations were motivated by business rivalry with another C.S.P. operator. The State opposed his bail, arguing the seriousness of the offences. The High Court, after considering the lack of material linking the petitioner to the alleged acts and his clean antecedents, ordered that bail be granted if he surrenders within eight weeks, upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of equal amount, subject to conditions under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The order was pronounced by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a case involving alleged torture, extortion and abetment of suicide under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 108, 120(B), 3(5)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- Section 108
- Section 120(B)
- Section 482
- inherent powers of High Court
- business rivalry
- suicide
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72642 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2024 Thana- KUWARI District- Araria
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Arvind Kumar Sah @ Arvind Sah S/o- Janak Lal Sah Village- Kuari ,P.S-
Kuari, District-Araria
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.
Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offence under Sections 108, 3(5), 120(B) of
the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. Informant, namely Munni Kumari, alleged that
accused persons used to torture husband of informant to close
his C.S.P. centre and also assaulted and demanded ransom of Rs.
2 lakhs. Informant further alleged that on 19.11.2024, accused
persons closed C.S.P. of informant’s husband and due to that,
husband of informant committed suicide on 20.11.2024.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner
is primary teacher in UMS Megha School and has got no
concern with the alleged occurrence. As a matter of fact, wife of
petitioner namely Nutan Kumari and co-accused Ranjeet Kumar
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72642 of 2025(4) dt.28-01-2026
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Gupta are also running C.S.P. in the same block and due to
business rivalry, petitioner and co-accused Ranjeet Kumar
Gupta have been made accused in this case. In fact, husband of
informant had taken huge loan from the bank and out of
frustration, he committed suicide. During investigation, no
material has come to suggest that this petitioner has played any
role or instigated the deceased to commit suicide. Petitioner
claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail
petition.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,
let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender
within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail
on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1 st
A.D.J.-cum-Special Judge, Araria in connection with Kuari P.S.
Case No. 75 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under
Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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