Rajiv Kumar Mandal @ Rajiv Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted to two paternal-side relatives (petitioner 1: cousin of the husband; petitioner 2: cousin father-in-law of the deceased) facing arrest in Sakatpur P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025, Darbhanga, under Sections 103(1), 238 and 3(5) BNS, in a case alleging dowry demand, torture and killing of the wife, with information received by the informant on 20.08.2025. Counsel pleaded innocence, over-implication, separate mess and property, no criminal antecedent and cooperation; State opposed through APP. Court weighed nature of allegation, fair antecedents and custody of the husband (co-accused Manish Kumar Mandal) and allowed release on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on Rs. 10,000/- bail bond each with two like sureties before JM-I, Darbhanga, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023, Section 482(2) BNSS, dowry, Darbhanga, over-implication of relatives, bail bonds.