Dilip Mandal @ Dilip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34869 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2024 Thana- ASARGANJ District- Munger ====================================================== Dilip Mandal @ Dilip Kumar S/o Mochhu Mandal @ Mahendra Mandal R/o Vill- Vikrampur, P.S.- Asarganj, Distt- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anurag Saurav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 29-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Asarganj P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 302 and 392 of the IPC, 1860 lodged on 04.05.2024 by the informant, Rupesh Kumar.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that his mother used to reside at the permanent residence while informant and his brother was residing in Deoghar and Bhagalpur respectively. On 01.05.2024, he had spoken to his mother but on 02.05.2024, despite repeated calls, there was no answer, the neighbour was requested and they informed that lady has been murdered. The ornaments on her body was missing. Accordingly, the FIR.

4. In this case, earlier, a report was called for from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34869 of 2025(3) dt.29-08-2025 2/2 Trial Court along with the case diary which are now on record. As per the Trial Court report dated 26.06.2025, charges have been framed and the matter is fixed for prosecution evidences. The case diary clearly shows the complicity of the petitioner as there was no forcible entry in the house and the keys remained with the father of the petitioner, Mochu Mandal who has also been made accused and since enlarged on bail. The hands and legs of the lady was tied in the way the same is executed by any employee of the tent house and it is on record, this petitioner had been working in the tent house for ten years.

5. A lady has lost her life without her fault only because she reposed her confidence in the petitioner's family, in that background, this Court is not inclined to extend him the privilege of bail.

6. However, since the petitioner is in custody since 18.05.2024, in that background, it is essential that the Trial Court speeds up the trial and take the same to its logical conclusion without undue delay.

(Rajiv Roy, J) priyanka/- U T