Ram Awadh Chauhan @ Ram Abodh Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3035 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2024 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

Ram Awadh Chauhan @ Ram Abodh Chauhan Son of Ram Keshwar Chouhan @ Lakeshwar Chauhan Resident of Village- Jorabar Bigha, P.S.- Nardiganj, District -Nawadah 2.

Sanju Devi Wife of Ram Awadh Chauhan @ Ram Abodh Chauhan Resident of Village- Jorabar Bigha, P.S.- Nardiganj, District -Nawadah ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B read with Section 34 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the co-accused persons are alleged to have strangulated the informant's daughter to death due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry under a conspiracy.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3035 of 2025(4) dt.14-05-2025 2/3 the deceased and have falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against all the named accused persons. It is next submitted that similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 29.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9408 of 2025. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have clean criminal antecedent and are in custody since 18.10.2024.

5. Learned APP for the state has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has stated that there is allegation against the petitioners to be involved in the killing of their daughter-inlaw.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and also taking into account the fact that similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court coupled with the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 18.10.2024, let the petitioners above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Nawada, in connection with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3035 of 2025(4) dt.14-05-2025 3/3 Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be close relative of the petitioners.

(ii) The petitioners will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioners will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T