Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35487 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2025 Thana- Pothia District- Katihar ====================================================== Chandan Yadav @ Chandan Kumar Yadav Son of Sri Gurudeo Yadav R/O Vill- Nerehiya, P.S.-Pothiya, Distt.-Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 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 Pothiya P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025 dated 23.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 103(1) of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, when the informant returned from marriage ceremony, he found his wife dead in the house. The informant suspects that the petitioner killed his wife due to illicit relation with her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35487 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2025 2/3 implicated in this case. There is no eyewitness to the alleged occurrence and there is no sufficient material found in the case diary against the petitioner. The informant himself confessed that there is illicit relationship with the petitioner and the deceased and due to that even the informant and his family member threatened to kill the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that there is illicit relationship with the petitioner and the deceased.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Katihar in connection with Pothiya P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025, with following condition/s:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35487 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2025 3/3 (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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