Chandan Dubey @ Keshari Nandan Dubey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20237 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-382 Year-2024 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Chandan Dubey @ Keshari Nandan Dubey S/o- Manoj Dubey VillageOrgawan Ps- Bhagwanpur Dist- Kaimur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 382 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, daughter of the informant was murdered by his son-in-law by causing strangulation. It is further alleged that the petitioner used to threaten the deceased for dire consequences to leave his brother.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20237 of 2025(2) dt.15-04-2025 2/2 the petitioner is elder brother of the husband of the deceased and is named in the FIR. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is separate in mess and business from the husband of the deceased. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased is in custody and specific allegation of committing murder of the deceased is against her husband. The petitioner is in custody since 08.01.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 382 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T