Saraug Mahto @ Saryug Mahto @ Sarjug Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37822 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2007 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Saraug Mahto @ Saryug Mahto @ Sarjug Mahto Son of Gita Mahto, R/o Village- Bahdahpur, PS- Muffasil, Dist- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2025 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 Begusarai Muffasil P.S. Case No. 297 of 2007, dated 17.09.2007 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 17.09.2007, the informant received information that a dead body which was packed in a sack, has been found in a water ditch in Churaman village, which was later identified as the daughter-in-law of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. There is no eyewitness

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37822 of 2025(2) dt.24-06-2025 2/2 to the alleged occurrence. The deceased used to live separately with her husband. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as petitioner's period of custody, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Begusarai, in connection with Begusarai Muffasil P.S. Case No. 297 of 2007, on further condition:

(i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned trial Court on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T