IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-781 Year-2024 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Vinay Bharti S/o Sri Mukti Nath Bharti Resident of village - Phulwariya, Pharusa, P.S.- Garakha, District - Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.. 3. As per prosecution case, daughter of informant was married to this petitioner in the year 2014 as per Hindu rites and rituals and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, for dowry and lastly on 18.12.2024, the grandson (ukrh) informed the informant that the accused persons killed Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/3 informant’s daughter by strangulation. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. As a matter of fact, due to family feud, the deceased committed suicide. After detailed investigation, police submitted charge-sheet against this petitioner under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 17.03.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, materials that have surfaced during course of investigation, clean antecedents of the petitioner and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. First Class, Saran at Chapra in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 3/3 connection with Garakha P.S. Case No. 781 of 2024. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T