Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15126 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2024 Thana- NAGARNAUSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Son of Nawal Mochi Resident of Village- P.O.- P.S.- Karaiparsurai, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. N.K. Agarwal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Adv.
Mr.Arvind Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Rajdeep, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T. No. 31 of 2025 arising out of Nagarnausa P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024 dated 17.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 80, 61(2), 238 read with section 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15126 of 2025(4) dt.29-07-2025 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is further submitted that on 15.09.2024, the petitioner has informed the informant that the deceased has fled away from the house thereafter on 17.09.2024, her dead body was found in canal. It is further submitted that there is no any external injury found on the body of the deceased and the cause of death is Asphyxia due to Drowning. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with S.T. No. 31 of 2025 arising out of Nagarnausa P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024, with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15126 of 2025(4) dt.29-07-2025 3/3 the following condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T