Sumit Kumar Pandey @ Sumit Pandey vs The State of Bihar

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 4579

PATNA HIGH COURT
Rajesh Kumar Verma, J
Sumit Kumar Pandey @ Sumit Pandey – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Rananjay Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP

Table of Content
1. petitioner's request for bail due to allegations of dowry. (Para 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding the lack of substantial evidence and request for bail. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's conditions for bail with emphasis on cooperation and verification. (Para 6)

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rananjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

3 22-01-2026 Heard Mr. Rananjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

22.01.2025 in connection with S. Tr. No. 179/2025, arising out of G. B. Nagar P.S. Case No. 314 of 2024, F.I.R. 19.06.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act .

3. According to prosecution case, petitioner and other co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 5,00,000/-

(Rs. Five Lakhs) and a Bullet motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the peti

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