Satyendra Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5417 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-500 Year-2023 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Satyendra Chaudhary S/o Vijay Chaudhary R/o Village- Baligawn, P.S.- Rafiganj, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The petitioner, in the present case, is the husband of the deceased and there is an allegation of administering poison on all the accused persons of the case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would be apparent from the First Information Report itself that the family of the deceased had been informed about the fact that the deceased had been brought to the hospital for treatment and it is on their information that the family members of the deceased had also reached the said hospital. It has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5417 of 2025(4) dt.21-05-2025 2/2 submitted that as a matter of fact, the deceased had committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance and the FIR had been lodged after a delay of about 5 days after due thought and deliberation. Vide earlier order dated 23.04.2025, the Viscera report and the stage of the trial had been called for. Viscera report would show that sulfas has been detected in the contents which is highly poisonous and the stage of the trial has also been brought on record by stating that out of six witnesses, four have already been examined and the last witness has been examined on 27.03.2025. Now only two investigating officers and a Doctor need to be examined in the case.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for bail.

6. Taking into consideration all the facts and circumstances and also the stage of the trial, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 500 of 2023. However, if the trial is not concluded in a period of another five months, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T