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Prashant Deep v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Jun 2025CR. MISC./5543/2025

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What is this about?

Patna High Court; Cr. Misc. No.5543 of 2025; decided 23-06-2025; Judge Rudra Prakash Mishra; bail rejected; Mouzahidpur P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023; Bhagalpur; IPC Sections 498(A), 306, 120(B); Dowry Prohibition Act Section 3/4; abetment of suicide; dowry demand and life threats; charge-sheet filed; custody since 12.11.2024; no criminal antecedent; trial to be expedited; renewal of bail prayer if trial not concluded within six months.

What did the court decide?

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, the Court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. ¶¶19

Prashant Deep Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, Prashant Deep, should be granted bail in connection with Mojahidpur P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023 (offences under Sections 498(A), 306, 120(B) IPC and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act).

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Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, the Court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner's prayer for bail was rejected, and the trial Court was directed to expedite the trial.

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Key takeaways

If the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production, the petitioner will have liberty to renew his prayer for bail in the Court below.ratio¶¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application (Criminal Miscellaneous No.5543 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 23-06-2025) by Prashant Deep arising out of Mouzahidpur P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023, District Bhagalpur, for offences under Sections 498(A), 306, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Prosecution case: the informant's daughter committed suicide allegedly due to torture by her in-laws for non-fulfillment of dowry. Counsel for the petitioner urged innocence, general and omnibus allegations, that the deceased resided separately in an R.P.F. quarter at Bhagalpur where the occurrence took place with nobody present, absence of the petitioner from the place of occurrence, custody since 12.11.2024 and no criminal antecedent; charge-sheet had been submitted. Learned APP opposed, citing specific allegations of dowry demand, life threats and an alleged conspiracy forcing the deceased to hang herself. Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra, weighing the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, declined bail and rejected the prayer, directing the trial Court to expedite the trial, with liberty to the petitioner to renew his bail prayer in the Court below if the trial is not concluded within six months from receipt/production.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5543 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2023 Thana- MOUZAHIDPUR District- Bhagalpur

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Prashant Deep S/O Shyam Sundar Chaudhary R/O Village- Kodadih, P.SJasidih, Distt.- Deoghar (Jharkhand).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N. K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Pravin Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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4 23-06-2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner,

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learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

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Mojahidpur P.S. Case No. 178 of 2023, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 306, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that, daughter of the informant committed suicide due to the torture made upon her by her in-laws for non-fulfillment of dowry.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5543 of 2025(4) dt.23-06-2025 2/3

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petitioner is husband of the informant. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that the deceased was residing separately in R.P.F. quarter, Bhagalpur and the occurrence also took place in her quarter and nobody was present there in her room. The petitioner was also not present at the place of occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 12.11.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent.

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Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that there is specific allegation against the petitioner of demanding dowry and giving life threats to the deceased for non-fulfillment of dowry. It is further submitted that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons conspired together and forced her to hang herself. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of bail.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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The prayer is rejected. The trial Court is directed to expedite the Trial. However, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production, the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5543 of 2025(4) dt.23-06-2025 3/3

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petitioner will have liberty to renew his prayer for bail in the Court below.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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Rajorshi/-

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