Patna High Court
CR. MISC./43480/2026 of Mantu Ravidas @ Mantu Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 13 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43480 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2026 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== 1. Mantu Ravidas @ Mantu Kumar S/O Nago Ravidas @ Rameshwar Ravidas R/O At- Dhivari, P.s.-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43480 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2026 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada
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1.
Mantu Ravidas @ Mantu Kumar S/O Nago Ravidas @ Rameshwar Ravidas R/O At- Dhivari, P.s.- Muffasil, Dist.- Nawada
2.
Pintu Ravidas @ Pintu Kumar S/O Nago Ravidas @ Rameshwar Ravidas R/O At- Dhivari, P.s.- Muffasil, Dist.- Nawada
3.
Nago Ravidas @ Rameshwar Ravidas S/O Late Babu Lal Ravidas R/O At- Dhivari, P.s.- Muffasil, Dist.- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Amit Ranjan, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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13-08-2026 Heard Mr. Amit Ranjan, learned Advocate for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The informant is represented through Ms. Nidhi Anand, learned Advocate.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 50 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2) & 3(5) of the BNS.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is of causing death to the informant's daughter over non-fulfillment of dowry by administering poison, besides there is an allegation of torture for want of dowry.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43480 of 2026(3) dt.13-08-2026
the petitioners are none-else, but the brother-in-law and father- in-law respectively. In fact, on account of some family feud, the deceased took the extreme step of consumption of poison, which might led to her death. Prior to her death, she was taken to hospital and first-aid was provided and this fact is also evident through the inquest report, which suggest that a catheter was fixed in her hand. Moreover, the inquest report as well as postmortem report also suggest that she was not subjected to any physical torture. Since the reason for death could not be ascertained during postmortem report, the viscera was sent to Forensic Science Laboratory. Even during the investigation, it transpired that petitioner nos. 1 and 2, who happened to be brother-in-law of the deceased, at the time of alleged occurrence, were at different places to earn the money. The petitioner no. 3, who happens to be father-in-law has no concerned with the day-to-day affairs of the husband and wife. The petitioners are men of fair antecedent and they undertake that they will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the Court.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State and the informant vehemently opposed the bail application and submits that the deceased died within three years of marriage, in suspicious circumstances; besides preceding to her death, there was a demand of dowry and torture and, as such, the dowry death cannot be ruled out.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43480 of 2026(3) dt.13-08-2026
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the inquest and the postmortem report, which suggest no mark of violation over the body of the deceased; besides the materials collected during the course of investigation, disclosing that at the time of occurrence, the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 were outside the village and petitioner no. 3 is none-else but the father-in-law and the husband of the deceased is in custody, this Court is acceded to the prayer of the petitioners for anticipatory bail, let the petitioners above named be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 1st, Nawada in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 50 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioners.
sumit/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T