Mukesh Dom @ Mukesh Raut v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29581 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2025 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Mukesh Dom @ Mukesh Raut S/O Late Jagdish Raut @ Jagdish Dom R/O Vill.- Chanpatiya, Railway Station Road, Ward No. 11, P.s.- Chanpatiya, District- West Champaran 2.
Munna Malik @ Munna Raut S/O Late Akul Malik @ Late Asharfi Raut @ Late Aklu Malik R/O Vill.- Chanpatiya, Railway Station Road, Ward No. 11, P.s.- Chanpatiya, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned APP representing the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chanpatiya P.S. Case No. 165 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., lodged on 24.08.2025 by the informant, Mohan Raut.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged he got the information about killing of his daughter. This led to the F.I.R.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that they are maternal-grandfather and brother-in-law (Bhaisur) living
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29581 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 separately having no role to play in the matter, both have no criminal antecedent. He further took this Court to the learned Sessions Judge order to show that that the cause of the death has been recorded as asphyxia due to hanging.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that allegation of killing is there.
6. Considering the submissions put forward by the parties as also that they are not directly related to the lady, have no criminal antecedent and the husband is in custody, the cause of death has stated above, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend them the privilege of anticipatory bail.
7. Let the petitioners be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bettah, West Champaran, in connection with Chanpatiya P.S. Case No. 165 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:- (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioners who shall provide official document (Aadhar Card/Voter Id/Driving License/Pan Card) to show his/her bona fide;
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29581 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 (ii) the petitioners shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;
(iii) the petitioners shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her bail bond by the Trial Court itself; (iv) the petitioners shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioners shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T