Patna High Court
CR. MISC./16576/2026 of Kundan Kumar @ Dr. Kundan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 24 June 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16576 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2025 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Kundan Kumar @ Dr. Kundan Kumar S/o- Chanderdeo Choudhary @ Chandradeo Chaudhary R/v- Dhandhwa,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16576 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2025 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ======================================================
Kundan Kumar @ Dr. Kundan Kumar S/o- Chanderdeo Choudhary @
Chandradeo Chaudhary R/v- Dhandhwa, Ps-Bodhgaya, Dist- Gaya ji
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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ORAL ORDER
24-06-2026 Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 373 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 105 and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. Allegedly, the petitioner runs a private clinic under the name of Sai Nursing Home, where he had admitted the informant's pregnant wife. During the course of her delivery, due to the negligence of the petitioner and one Kiran Devi, who was also involved in conducting deliveries, certain complications arose. Subsequently, the informant's wife was referred to ANMCH, GAYA where she had to undergo an Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16576 of 2026(4) dt.24-06-2026
operation, during which a stillborn baby was delivered.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that it was Kiran Devi, who used to provide first-aid treatment to pregnant women, due to whose negligence complications arose and resultantly the informant's wife delivered a stillborn child. During the course of the investigation, it transpired that upon learning about the deteriorating condition of the informant's wife, she was referred to ANMCH, Gaya for proper treatment by the petitioner's Scorpio. During the course of her treatment at ANMCH, Gaya, operation was also conducted. However, the operation could not be successful. The petitioner had no connection with the nursing home, nor did he perform any operation.
5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that during the course of investigation it has come to notice that Sai Nursing Home was being run by petitioner without obtaining valid license through the National Medical Commission. Besides, there is specific accusation against him.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocates for the respective parties and taking note of the fact that the informant's wife developed complications Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16576 of 2026(4) dt.24-06-2026
during delivery while under the care of the petitioner, who runs unauthorized clinic, and was subsequently referred to ANMCH, Gaya where a stillborn baby was delivered, this Court is not acceded to extend the prayer for anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner stands rejected.
7. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below, preferably within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for bail shall be considered without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.
Anjani/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T