Niwash Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand — Dowry and Cruelty | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Niwash Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand — Dowry and Cruelty | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deoghar in connection with Sonaraithari Police Station Case No. 35 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand.

Issue for consideration

Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner, who is in custody for the alleged offence of murder committed on account of non-fulfilment of demand of dowry. +1 more

Court's answer

Considering the aforesaid facts, the Court was inclined to grant bail and directed that the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the condition that one bailor be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand.

Ratio / Principle

Except the ligature mark there were no other injuries on the deceased; the Doctor opined that the death was due to hanging; and the petitioner was admittedly in Bangalore at the time of death.

Key takeaways

The petitioner had left for Bangalore after some quarrel and thereafter the incident occurred.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — grant of. Application under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 by Niwash Kumar, husband of the deceased, alleged along with others to have murdered her due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry (offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act; Sonaraithari Police Station Case No. 35 of 2025). The Court noted that apart from the ligature mark there were no other injuries, the Doctor opined that death was due to hanging, and the petitioner was admittedly in Bangalore at the time of death, having left after a quarrel whereafter the incident occurred. On these considerations, bail was granted: release on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deoghar, subject to the condition that one bailor be a close relative of the petitioner possessing sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.)

2026:JHHC:4214

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9940 of 2025

Niwash Kumar, S/o Sri Supari Rout, R/o Village- Satingarh, PS Sonaraithari, PO Sonaraithari, District Deoghar, Jharkhand

.... Petitioner(s).

Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s).

------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J.

For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Satyanshu Shubham, Advocate For the State : Ms. Vandana Bharti, AddI. P.P.

05/16.02.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.

Petitioner is the husband. It is alleged that due to non fulfilment of demand of dowry, the petitioner and others have committed murder of the deceased, who is none, but the daughter of the informant.

After hearing the parties and after going through the record, I find that except the ligature mark there are no other injury. The Doctor opined that the death is due to hanging and admittedly at the time of death, the petitioner was in Bangalore. The petitioner after some quarrel had left for Bangalore and thereafter, the incident had occurred.

Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deoghar in connection

with Sonaraithari Police Station Case No.35 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand.

(ANANDA SEN, J.)

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