THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SHASHI SINGH vs VIKASH KUMAR SINGH — 60/2026

Court Decision Summary The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Aurangabad acquitted Vikash Kumar Singh of charges under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. All key prosecution witnesses—including the informant and deceased's family members—were declared hostile and testified that the deceased was mentally unwell and voluntarily consumed medicine, with no evidence of dowry demands or cruelty by the accused. Investigation lapses, absence of direct evidence linking the accused to poison administration, and an incomplete chain of circumstances further weakened the prosecution case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.