Chandramauli Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28152 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2025 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Chandramauli Singh S/O Late Hulas Singh Resident Of Village- Fatehpur, P.s.- Fatehpur, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Nagendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2.

The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No.317 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(1), 64 and 238 of the B.N.S., 2023.

3.

The petitioner is the father-in-law of the informant and grand-father of the deceased. The petitioner and others are said to have killed the daughter of the informant. 4.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the date of occurrence is allegedly 04.09.2024 but the complaint was filed on 16.12.2024 and the F.I.R. was registered under section 156 of the Cr.P.C. on 03.05.2025.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28152 of 2026(3) dt.02-07-2026 2/3 5.

It has further been submitted that initially the Choukidar had informed the police about the death but the husband of informant had written to the police that the deceased died because of illness and he did not want to proceed any further and declined to get the postmortem of the deceased done. It has also been submitted that the petitioner is an old person aged about 70 years.

6.

Learned counsel for the State and the informant have opposed this application and the leaned counsel for the informant has submitted that the age of the petitioner has wrongly been mentioned as being 70 years.

7.

Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and also the age of the petitioner, this bail application is allowed.

8.

Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Gaya Ji / concerned Court below, in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No.317 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28152 of 2026(3) dt.02-07-2026 3/3 9.

At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the informant shall produce the materials to show that the petitioner is not aged about 70 years but has given wrong statement in the present bail petition and if, on verification, the Trial Court finds that the age of the petitioner is less than 70 years then the Trial Court shall not accept the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T