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Sanjay Prasad v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC22 Aug 2025CR. MISC./59451/2025

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Keywords: bail rejected; second/fresh bail plea after 20.09.2024 merit rejection; Sections 304(B), 120B, 34 IPC; dowry death/murder of informant's sister; Piprakothi P.S. Case 142/2022; East Champaran; custody since 16.05.2022; charge sheet submitted; FSL report; petitioner husband of deceased; Patna High Court; Justice Alok Kumar Pandey; order dated 22-08-2025; CR. MISC. No.59451 of 2025(2); petition dismissed.

What did the court decide?

The Court was not inclined to grant bail: considering the facts and circumstances, that the bail prayer had already been rejected on merit, that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, the nature of allegation levelled against him, the FSL report and the material available on record, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. ¶22

Sanjay Prasad Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59451 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2022 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran

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Sanjay Prasad Son of Ganesh Prasad Resident of Village - Chakardhe, P.S.Piprakothi, District - East Champaran

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 22-08-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Piprokothi P.S. Case 142/2022, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 120B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per prosecution case, petitioner and others are alleged to have committed the murder of informant’s sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer for bail of the present petitioner has already been rejected on merit by this Court on 20.09.2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the FIR and he has falsely been

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59451 of 2025(2) dt.22-08-2025 2/3

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implicated in this case being husband of the deceased. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 16.05.2022 and bears no criminal antecedent. He further submits that allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature and there is no specific allegation attributable to the petitioner. The Informant’s sister was a hypersensitive woman, who used to react seriously even on petty matters or trivial thing and she herself committed suicide. He further submits that charge sheet has been submitted in the case and there is no likelihood of tampering with the prosecution evidence.

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The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that restatement of informant and statement of other witnesses in paragraphs nos. 8, 9 and 10 of the case diary, have supported and corroborated the allegation made in FIR and the inquest report also corroborated the death was on account of poison. He further submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who died within seven years of marriage in matrimonial house in unnatural circumstances. He further submits that the bail prayer of the petitioner was rejected on merit vide order dated 20.09.2024 and there is no fresh ground for considering the bail prayer of the petitioner.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59451 of 2025(2) dt.22-08-2025 3/3

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case, the bail prayer of the petitioner has already been rejected on merit, petitioner is the husband of the deceased and nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner coupled with the FSL report as well as material available on record, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

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Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed.

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(Alok Kumar Pandey, J)

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