Arvind Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17672 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2024 Thana- SANHAULA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== ARVIND MANDAL S/o- VIJAY MANDAL Village- Fajilpur Ps- Sanhaulla Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Sanhaulla P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 304(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation, the marriage of the daughter of the informant was solemnized with one Manoj Mandal in the year 2023. After marriage, the accused persons, including the petitioner, started torturing her for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. On 09.06.2024, the informant received information that the accused persons had killed his daughter due to the non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17672 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. He is brother-in-law (devar) of the deceased, having no concern with the dowry demand nor with the matrimonial life of the couple. He has been made accused merely because he is brother of the husband of the deceased. It has further been submitted that according to the postmortem report, it was found a case of poisoning which shows that the deceased before her death had consumed poisonous substance.

5. On the other hand, Mr. Shailendra Kumar, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner, above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Additional & Sessions Judge-II, Bhagalpur in connection with Sanhaulla P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024, subject to the following condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Neha/- U T