Devnarayan Thakur @ Deo Narayan Thakur @ Denonath Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6714 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-706 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Devnarayan Thakur @ Deo Narayan Thakur @ Denonath Thakur, Son of Late Ramadhar Thakur, Resident of Village - Mathura, Police Station - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No.706 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the daughter of the informant, namely, Goldi Thakur (deceased) was married to one Rajnish Thakur. It is further alleged that after marriage deceased was subjected to cruelty on account of nonfulfillment of dowry demand of Rs. 1 lakh. On 12.07.2025, the informant has received an informant that his daughter has been killed by the in-laws. It is alleged that all the in-laws have killed her.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6714 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and he has been falsely implicated in this case. The husband of the deceased is already in custody and from perusal of the postmortem report also it will transpire that that cause of death was Asphyxia due to hanging. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since13.07.2025.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.- 6th, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 706 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T