Mahesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19899 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2024 Thana- CHOUTARWA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Mahesh Ram S/O Late Gulab Ram R/O Village -Ratwal,P.S-Choutarwa, DistWest Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of daughter of informant, namely Pooja Devi, was solemnized with co-accused Raj Kishor Ram in the year 2022 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that after marriage, all the accused persons named in the F.I.R., including these petitioners, subjected daughter of informant to cruelty and harassment due to non-fulfillment of additional demand of dowry and later, they

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19899 of 2025(2) dt.19-04-2025 2/3 killed the victim.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased, who is already in judicial custody since 16.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Choutarwa P.S. Case No. 253 of 2024, subject to condition as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19899 of 2025(2) dt.19-04-2025 3/3 laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T