Suraj Kumar v. The State of Bihar, through the Director General of Police, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1391 of 2025; habeas corpus dismissed as wholly misconceived; corpus (respondent no.4, wife) unwilling to live with petitioner Suraj Kumar; divorce Case No. 3 of 2025 Family Court Khagaria admitted, notice served 01.05.2025 before writ filed on/after 16.05.2025; petitioner accused in Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 546 of 2017, Section 304B/34 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act, facing trial; cost Rs. 5,000/- imposed payable to Patna High Court Legal Services Committee within one month; decided 22-07-2025; Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad (per), Justice Shailendra Singh.
What did the court decide?
The present writ of habeas corpus is wholly misconceived and cannot proceed: the corpus (respondent no.4) categorically stated she is not willing to live with the petitioner, and she had already filed an admitted divorce case (Case No. 3 of 2025, Family Court, Khagaria) with notice served on the petitioner on 01.05.2025, before the writ was filed on or after 16.05.2025.